CEGE5512

This course will provide the theoretical and quantitative basis for understanding the interactions between the water cycle, vegetation, soil biogeochemistry, and the atmosphere. A main focus of the course will be on modeling the water and carbon dynamics across the soil-plant-atmosphere system. We will provide probabilistic descriptions of this system at the daily, seasonal, and interannual timescales by incorporating various sources of randomness and non-stationarity within the environment, particularly those from rainfall. These concepts and tools will be discussed in the context of sustainable management of water resources and terrestrial ecosystems, especially in view of the changes in the hydrological regime from climate change and societal pressures.

prereq: Undergraduates: CEGE 3102 and CEGE 3502 or CEGE 4501 Graduates: CSE Graduate student or permission from instructor
Some familiarity with multivariate calculus and differential equations are recommended pre-requisites of this course. You will also need proficiency in Matlab or an equivalent mathematical programming tool (e.g. R, Python, Mathematica).

013991

Every Fall