Content, progress and pedagogy of the module

To give the students fundamental knowledge of water and contaminant transport in the groundwater zone. Based on hydrological and hydrogeological data the student shall be able to set-up, calibrate and validate a groundwater model for an area of suitable size. Furthermore the student should obtain knowledge of model parameter and uncertainty estimation.

Learning objectives

Knowledge

• On fundamental hydrogeology.
• On the basic principle of numerical groundwater modelling.
• On chemical transport, dispersion, sorption/retardation and degradation in the groundwater zone.
• On evaluating the uncertainty of the model results.

Skills

• To collect, analyse and visualise the various data that forms the basis for the conceptual model.
• To construct, calibrate and validate groundwater models.
• To simulate water and contaminate transport.
• To evaluate and quantify modelling uncertainty.

Competences

• To evaluate and handling hydrological data that forms the basis for groundwater modelling.
• To structure and produce technical documentation of complex problems, methods and results.
• To communicate problems, findings and solutions graphical as well as oral to the relevant target audience.

Type of instruction

Lectures, etc. supplemented with project work, workshops, presentation seminars, lab tests.

Extent and expected workload

The module is 5 ECTS which is corresponding to 150 hours of study.

Exam

Exams