BAE356 / CE326 / FOR463
Hydrologic Measurement Techniques
Hydrologic Cycle Review/Intro
The Hydrologic CycleWhat goes up… Eventually comes down…
Flows to the sea…And the cycle begins again…
One View of the
Hydrologic Cycle
Another view of the cycle
Source: Ward and Elliot, Environmental Hydrology
Climate Measurements
The Hydrologic Cycle
Source: Ward and Elliot, Environmental Hydrology
Snowpack Properties
Source: Ward and Elliot, Environmental Hydrology
The Hydrologic Cycle
Soil Properties
The Hydrologic Cycle
Source: Ward and Elliot, Environmental Hydrology
Infiltration Rate Measurements
The Hydrologic Cycle
Source: Ward and Elliot, Environmental Hydrology
Aquifer Properties
USGS photo
The Hydrologic Cycle
Source: Ward and Elliot, Environmental Hydrology
Streamflow Measurement
Scott Waichler photo
The Hydrologic Cycle
Source: Ward and Elliot, Environmental Hydrology
Water Quality Measurement
The Hydrologic Cycle
Source: Ward and Elliot, Environmental Hydrology
Datalogger Programming and Hydrologic Data Sources
So why do we collect hydrologic data, what’s it look like, and how do we handle it ???
FEMA photo