TEACHING

I contribute to teaching GIS applications in water studies within the framework of SPACE-WATER, an interdisciplinary study of GIS applications for Spatial Prediction and Analysis in Complex Environments (SPACE). The course is designed for Master’s students and those following the geomatics certificate program at the University of Geneva’s Institute for Environmental Sciences. It is a week long course during both the Fall and Spring semesters. In this course, I share some of my experience of my PhD work with the students. I use an open source hydrological modeling software called the Soil and Water Assessment Tool (SWAT). It is widely used hydrological models developed at the University of Texas along with the USDA. Details of this model can be obtained from their website [SWAT MODEL].

The objective of this course is to have better understanding of the simulation process of various hydrological components and the implication for water management studies. I try to explain various hydrological processes like streamflow, water quality, evapotranspiration, and the water balance of various watersheds. It’s a step by step procedure of developing model-calibration-validation and scenario implementation. Finally, a presentation of the results is done through geospatial maps. There are a total of eight session to complete the course work listed below.

Here comes the list of sessions I am offering during 5th and 6th July 2012 : 

[1] Introduction [Presentation]

[2] Steps in applying a model [Presentation]

[3] About SWAT model & its application [Presentation]

[4] Developing a model for Mendoza river [PDF Doc]

[5] Calibration and result analysis [Presentation]

[6] Spatial map preparation from result [PDF Doc]

[7] Water balance and tips for calibration[PDFDoc]

[8] Extracting geographic data for building a model [Blog Post]

[9] Extracting climatic data for building a model [blog post]

[10] Recap and overall conclusions [PDF Doc]