Stochastic Hydrology

Host University

University of Virginia

Semester

Spring 2023

Credits

3

Discipline

Civil, Environmental, and Infrastructure Engineering

Instructor

Julianne Quinn

Course Information

The goal of this course is to illustrate the importance of uncertainty analysis in hydrology. Topics include extreme value theory applied to floods & droughts, regionalization methods for predictions in ungauged basins, & trend analysis of historical time series. Students should leave the course with an understanding of how to apply these methods in practice to design civil infrastructure systems that are robust to hydrologic uncertainty. Prerequisite: APMA 3110 and EVSC 3600 or Equivalent