field instruction in surface-water hydrology – not a summer course
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Field Instruction in Surface-Water Hydrology – Not a Summer Course. Steve Custer Earth Sciences Montana State University Bozeman, MT 406 994 6906 [email protected] http://www.homepage.montana.edu/~uessc/esci432/432labsyllabusmatrix.html. Where does field instruction occur?. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
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Field Instruction in Surface-Water Hydrology – Not a Summer
CourseSteve Custer
Earth SciencesMontana State University
Bozeman, MT406 994 6906
[email protected]://www.homepage.montana.edu/~uessc/esci432/432labsyllabusmatrix.html
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Where does field instruction occur?
• I usually think of – Summer geology field course– Summer hydrogeology field course– Summer hydrology field course
BUT-- field instruction can also take place as part
of courses during the academic year
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What do field exercises in an AY course on hydrology do for the
student?• Measurement Techniques• Direct experience with measurement error• Computation• Analysis• Questioning reported data• Encourage critical thinking• Operational understanding of hydrologic
concepts
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ERTH 432 Surface Water Resources
• Fall Course, Alternate Years• 20 students• Students work in groups of about three• This course is a research class in our core
curriculum• The course includes traditional laboratory
exercises as wellhttp://www.homepage.montana.edu/~uessc/esci432/432labsyllabusmatrix.html
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Field Exercises I
• Graf Park– Peg Test– Precision Level Channel Survey– String Level Channel Survey
• Slope• Particle Size
– Channel Mapping– Group Data Sharing– Analysis– Writing
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Field Exercises II
• Field Exercises At Other Locations– Gage House/Recurrence Interval/Bank full – Vertical Velocity Profile– Stream Discharge– Flood Plain Field Trip
• There are other laboratory exercises on campus after the snow flies.
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Graf Park Exercise
• Questions:– Has the channel changed? (Focus on cross
section).– Stream classification
• Slope, width, depth, bank full stage, sinuosity, particle size
– Written report (Group collaboration; Writing; Discussion; Data; Evidence):
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Graf Park Study Area
Close to Campus
N
1 MileCampus
Park
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Auto-Level Cross Section Survey at +60
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String Method of Cross Section Measurement
Simple, inexpensive, rapid
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Measure Slope –Carpenter Level
Also use Tape and hand level on Jacob Staff w/ Stadia Rod
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Stream Map – Grid Line
Also use tape and compass
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Example Student Map.
Different groups attached at cross section.
Students can compare sinuosity measured by tape with that measured from map.
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Example Cross Section from 1998-2006
Change in position and in channel area.
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Cross sections also allow measurement of
• Bank-full width• Bank-full depth• Entrenchment ratio• Width/depth ratio
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Graf Park Exercise– Measurement Experience– Good Data/Bad Data– Good Reporting/Bad Reporting– Hypothesis testing– Reach a conclusion– Report on experiment
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Assess Bank Full Height 80 years Record
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Vertical Velocity Profile
Stream discharge is measured the following week as well as slope.
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Stream Discharge Field Data Can Be Used to Teach Hydraulics
If Slope Is Measured• Velocity, Depth, Width, Discharge, Slope u d w Q S• Compute For Example
– Shear Stress– Stream Power Per Unit Length– Stream Power Per Unit Width– Friction (Roughness)– Froude Number
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This course has also been done via distance education
• Master of Science in Science Education• Taught to Middle School and High School
teachers.• Teachers develop exercises where they
live.– Same principles discussed for the University
Course. – Increases relevance to students and teachers
as well (real data from a familiar place).
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I do not visit the sites
• Assessment through discussion, photographs, measurements and computations from field data
• Reasonableness of the reported data and analysis.