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Environmental Geoscience B (Forest Hydrology)

Numbering Code U-AGR05 3E178 LJ80 Year/Term 2022 ・ First semester
Number of Credits 2 Course Type Lecture
Target Year 3rd year students Target Student
Language Japanese Day/Period Fri.2
Instructor name KOSUGI YOSHIKO (Graduate School of Agriculture Professor)
Outline and Purpose of the Course Environmental geoscience is the study of the past and present mechanism of environmental formation in the earth system, consisting of the atmosphere, hydrosphere, geosphere and biosphere, by observing the features and interactions of the air, water, soil, rocks, and organisms. The existence of a large amount of water on the earth is one of the features which greatly differentiate it from other planets, and the environment which surrounds us is formed due to thermal energy and water, as well as the movement of various materials such as sand and carbon. The aim of this course is to gain an understanding of the natural environment and disasters, which is essential for building a safe and high-quality human society, by focusing on phenomena related to rocks, soil, and water in the geosphere.

This course, environmental geoscience B, explains 1) the structure of space and features of global environment observed in it, 2) the transition and fluctuation of the environment of the atmosphere, hydrosphere and biosphere, 3) the water cycle on the earth and its mechanism, 4) the operation of the terrestrial ecosystem including forests and its interaction with the global environment.
Course Goals To understand 1) the energy balance that determines the characteristics of the global environment in space, the transition and changes in the environment of the atmosphere, hydrosphere and biosphere, 2) the water cycle on the earth and its mechanism, and 3) the operation of the terrestrial ecosystem including forests and its interaction with the global environment.
Schedule and Contents Class plan
Day 1: How everything is interconnected in the earth system
Day 2: Features of global environment observed in space
Day 3: Changes in the environment of the earth and living organisms
Day 4: The role of the atmosphere and ocean in shaping climate and weather
Day 5: Water cycle on the earth
Day 6: Precipitation
Day 7: Evapotranspiration I
Day 8: Evapotranspiration II
Day 9: Storm water flow and runoff I
Day 10: Storm water flow and runoff II
Day 11: Water cycle and the water source recharging functions of forests
Day 12: Biogeochemical processes and the water quality formation functions of forests
Day 13: Bioenvironmental physics and forest gas exchange
Day 14: Forest ecosystem functions defined by the water environment I
Day 15: Forest ecosystem functions defined by the water environment II
Final examination
Evaluation Methods and Policy Class performance (mini-report grades) (50% weightage) and final examination (50% weightage)
The evaluation criteria and achievement level are in accordance with the "Evaluation Criteria and Achievement Level" described in the Student Handbook of the Faculty of Agriculture for the relevant year.
Course Requirements Nothing in particular
Study outside of Class (preparation and review) If you find anything difficult to understand, review it so that you can ask in the next lecture.
Textbooks Textbooks/References Apart from this, printouts will be distributed.
References, etc. 『もういちど読む数研の高校地学』 (数研出版編集部) ISBN:978-4-410-13959-8, 杉田倫明・田中正編 『水利科学』 (共立出版) ISBN:978-4-320-04704-4, 塚本良則編 『Mori林水文学』 (文英堂出版) ISBN:978-4-830-04058-0, Mori林水文学編集委員会編 『Mori林水文学』 (Mori北出版株式会社) ISBN:978-4-627-29091-4,
Other will be introduced during class.
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