AGEN 954: Watershed Modeling

Instructor(s): Aaron Mittelstet

Number of Credit Hours: 3

Cross-listings: None

Prerequisites: BSEN/AGEN 350 & GEOG/NRES 312

Description: Modeling of runoff, sediment and nutrients of rural and urban watersheds with the Soil and Water Assessment Tool (SWAT), including model calibration, validation and uncertainty.

Learning Outcomes/Course Objectivess:

  1. Understanding hydrological modeling and model uncertainty.
  2. Physical processes of hydrological models.
  3. Application of the Soil and Water Assessment Tool (SWAT) to simulate stream discharge and water-quality parameters.