lök360 - Special Abiotic Factors (Soil/Water) (Course overview)

lök360 - Special Abiotic Factors (Soil/Water) (Course overview)

Institute for Biology and Environmental Sciences 6 KP
Module components Semester courses Winter semester 2024/2025 Examination
Lecture
Exercises
Notes on the module
Prerequisites
Basic knowledge of Soil Science, Hydrogeology and Hydrochemistry
Reference text
The module can be taken as a 6 CP or a 9 CP module. For the 6 CP module, 2 of the 4 courses offered must be attended, for the 9 CP module, 3 of the 4 courses
Kapazität/Teilnehmerzahl 15
Prüfungszeiten
Before the end of the module
Module examination
Oral examination or assignment
Skills to be acquired in this module
E: Applied modelling of water and solute transport in groundwater:
Impartment of knowledge into quantitative hydrogeology (hydraulics and advection-dispersion). Qualification to develop simple groundwater flow and transport models.

E: Hydrochemical modelling of water-rock interactions using PHREEQC:
Impartment of knowledge into quantitative hydrogeochemistry and skills in hydrogeochemical modelling.

L: Major Soils of the World and excursion to the World Soil Museum in Wageningen (The Netherlands):
Impartment of knowledge into distribution, properties and classification of soils of the world. Qualification to apply the World Reference Base for Soil Resources (WRB) and to identify the soils of the world.

E: Special soil science field and laboratory exercises:
Impartment of knowledge into specific field and laboratory methods. Qualification to select and apply specific field and laboratory methods as well as to analyse and interpret results.