Hydrometeorology
| Title | ΥΔΡΟΜΕΤΕΩΡΟΛΟΓΙΑ / Hydrometeorology |
| Code | NGMC 729E |
| Faculty | Sciences |
| School | Geology |
| Cycle / Level | 1st / Undergraduate |
| Teaching Period | Winter |
| Coordinator | Theodoros Mavrommatis |
| Common | No |
| Status | Active |
| Course ID | 600019077 |
Programme of Study: PPS-Tmīma Geōlogías (2020-sīmera)
Registered students: 46
| Orientation | Attendance Type | Semester | Year | ECTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| KORMOS | Elective Courses | 7 | 4 | 4 |
| EFARMOSMENĪ GEŌLOGIA | Elective Course belonging to the selected specialization (Elective Specialization Course) | 7 | 4 | 4 |
| METEŌROLOGIA - KLIMATOLOGIA | Elective Course belonging to the selected specialization (Elective Specialization Course) | 7 | 4 | 4 |
| PERIVALLONTIKĪ GEŌGRAFIA | Elective Course belonging to the selected specialization (Elective Specialization Course) | 7 | 4 | 4 |
| Academic Year | 2024 – 2025 |
| Class Period | Winter |
| Faculty Instructors |
|
| Weekly Hours | 3 |
| Total Hours | 39 |
| Class ID | 600257372
|
Course Type 2016-2020
- Scientific Area
Course Type 2011-2015
Knowledge Deepening / Consolidation
Mode of Delivery
- Face to face
Digital Course Content
- e-Study Guide https://qa.auth.gr/en/class/1/600257372
- At the Website of the School: http://www.geo.auth.gr/courses/gmc/gmc543e/
Erasmus
The course is also offered to exchange programme students.
Language of Instruction
- Greek (Instruction, Examination)
- English (Instruction, Examination)
Learning Outcomes
Upon completion of the course, the student will be able to:
1) identify, describe and explain hydrological processes
2) apply and evaluate methods for the quantification of hydrological parameters and processes.
General Competences
- Apply knowledge in practice
- Retrieve, analyse and synthesise data and information, with the use of necessary technologies
- Make decisions
- Work autonomously
- Be critical and self-critical
Course Content (Syllabus)
• The hydrologic cycle and its components.
• Precipitation: causes of precipitation, measurement of precipitation (rain gages, types of rain gages) and data analysis. Rainfall distributions and return periods. Storm analysis.
• Snow: snow water equivalent, snow characteristics, snowmelt modeling over a watershed, snow cover distribution, critical temperature for rain-snow transition.
• Droughts: definition, types and timing of droughts. Drought indices.
• Soil moisture: soil structure, soil classification, soil water relationships, factors affecting water movement into and through the soils.
• Floods: flood analysis, hydrograms, extreme river flow analysis, rainfall-runoff relationships (crosscorrelation). Assessment of flood vulnerability. Plotting flood sensitivity maps: implementation at basin level
Keywords
Hydrometeorology, Environmental Hydrology, Hydrological Cycle, Precipitation, Precipitation, Snow, Drought, Soil Humidity, Soil Characteristics, Floods, Vulnerability
Educational Material Types
- Notes
- Slide presentations
Use of Information and Communication Technologies
Use of ICT
- Use of ICT in Course Teaching
- Use of ICT in Communication with Students
Description
1) All class material is available in electronic form to all students through the course web page
2) The teacher communicates with students through email
Course Organization
| Activities | Workload | ECTS | Individual | Teamwork | Erasmus |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lectures | 85 | ✓ | ✓ | ||
| Reading Assigment | 2 | ✓ | ✓ | ||
| Exams | 3 | ✓ | ✓ | ||
| Total | 90 |
Student Assessment
Description
Written Exam with Short Answer Questions in Theory and Exercises. It constitutes 100% of the total score.
Student Assessment methods
- Written Exam with Multiple Choice Questions (Formative, Summative)
- Written Exam with Short Answer Questions (Formative, Summative)
- Written Exam with Extended Answer Questions (Formative, Summative)
- Written Exam with Problem Solving (Formative, Summative)
Bibliography
Course Bibliography (Eudoxus)
Εισαγωγή στην Υδρομετεωρολογία. Χ. Μπαλαφούτης και Α. Αρσένη-Παπαδημητριου. Τμήμα Εκδόσεων 2010-2011 Αριστοτέλειου Πανεπιστήμιου Θεσσαλονίκης. Τύπος: Σημειώσεις.
Additional bibliography for study
Διαφάνειες διδάσκοντα
Guide to hydrological practices.Data acquisition and processing, analysis, forecasting and other applications. WMO-No. 168, ISBN 92-63-15168-7, 1994.Environmental hydrology (2nd ed.), edited by A.D.Ward, W.J.Elliot, CRC Press, ISBN 1-56670-616-5, 2004.
Last Update
09-07-2025
