Introduction to Hydrogeology - MG451P01
Title: Úvod do hydrogeologie
Czech title: Úvod do hydrogeologie
Guaranteed by: Institute of Hydrogeology, Engineering Geology and Applied Geophysics (31-450)
Faculty: Faculty of Science
Actual: from 2023
Semester: winter
E-Credits: 5
Examination process: winter s.:
Hours per week, examination: winter s.:2/2, C+Ex [HT]
Capacity: unlimited
Min. number of students: unlimited
4EU+: no
Virtual mobility / capacity: no
State of the course: taught
Language: Czech
Explanation: Výuka probíhá s ohledem na situaci dle nařízení hyg. stanice hl.m. Prahy a MŠMT
Note: enabled for web enrollment
Guarantor: doc. RNDr. Jiří Bruthans, Ph.D.
Teacher(s): doc. RNDr. Jiří Bruthans, Ph.D.
doc. RNDr. Zbyněk Hrkal, CSc.
Mgr. Martin Lanzendörfer, Ph.D.
Mgr. Jakub Mareš
Mgr. Martin Slavík, Ph.D.
Mgr. Tomáš Weiss, Ph.D.
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Annotation -
Last update: DATEL (30.04.2002)
Main target of the lecture is give a short outline of the hydrogeology in atractive and understandable way not only for the future hydrogeologists but also for other specialists. Graduate a subject of hydrogeology suppose the grammar school knowledges of the chemistry and mathematics.
Literature - Czech
Last update: doc. RNDr. Jiří Bruthans, Ph.D. (04.01.2012)

DOMENICO P., SCHWARTZ W. (1997): Physical and chemical hydrogeology (secound edition) . - John Wiley and sons, Inc. New York p. 1-497.

Requirements to the exam - Czech
Last update: doc. RNDr. Jiří Bruthans, Ph.D. (13.02.2020)

Připuštění k zápočtu: 1) Nejméně 90% účast na cvičeních a 2) Dostatečně kvalitní odevzdané protokoly ze cvičení a jejich odevzdání včas (na konci cvičení pokud není domluveno jinak). Udělení zápočtu: Alespoň 50% bodů v písemném zápočtovém testu, který odpovídá cvičením. Zkouška:  Získání nejméně 65% bodů v písemném testu, který odpovídá informacím z přednášek
Syllabus -
Last update: DATEL (06.05.2004)
  • Introduction - what is Hydrogeology, history of the hydrogeology, organization scheme of czech hydrogeology
  • Basic terms in hydraulics, hydrological cycle, porosity, permeability, groundwater movements, amin equation of flow
  • Principles of hydrochemistry, groundwater compositions, chemical reactions
  • Regional hydrogeology of Czech republic - qualitative and quantitative description of main aquifers in Czech republic
  • Mineral waters in Czech republic - qualitative and quantitative description of main sources of mineral water, their exploitation and protection
  • Applied hydrogeology - exploitation of groundwater resources and principles of their protection, introduction to contaminant hydrogeology, overview of the remediation technics

Practical skills:
Calculation of water balance components, hydrologic equation, separation of baseflow, use of Darcy´s law, hydraulic tests.