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

Basic knowledge of Soil Science, Hydrogeology and Hydrochemistry

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

Module Capacity:
15

term paper or presentation

Before the end of the 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.