Laboratory Course in Forest Hydrology 2?
| Numbering Code | G-AGR01 6BC67 EB80 | Year/Term | 2022 ・ Year-round |
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| Number of Credits | 5 | Course Type | Experiment |
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| Language | Japanese and English | Day/Period | |
| Instructor name |
KOSUGI YOSHIKO (Graduate School of Agriculture Professor) SAKABE AYAKA (Hakubi Center for Advanced Research Program-Specific Assistant Professor) |
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| Outline and Purpose of the Course | Field observations on water and chemical materials in forested catchments are the most important study activity of forest hydrology, and students learn how to measure hydrological processes such as the gas exchange, water movement, and biogeochemical dynamics. To learn the methods of laboratory experiments and theoretical analyses necessary for the obtained data is also the important task in this course. | ||
| Course Goals | Students will learn to situate their research plans within the context of past studies in the field, and write a high-quality standard that can withstand the peer review of an international scholarly association. | ||
| Schedule and Contents |
Students will learn investigative and experimental techniques for a broad range of research topics in forest hydrology such as those listed below, with a focus on those methods that are closely associated with their own research themes. Students will gain experience in various methods for observing, collecting, analyzing, and supplementing data on precipitation and runoff, which are essential for understanding hydrological processes in forested watersheds. Then students will then practice techniques for measuring soil moisture, phreatic fluctuation, and runoff from a sloped trench, which are related to the flow of rainwater in forested watersheds (7-8 sessions). In these sessions students will learn how to predict runoff fluctuations using the rainfall runoff response models and simulation models related to slope runoff mechanisms in watersheds, and gain practical experience in various techniques used to assess the impact of watershed conditions on runoff (7-8 sessions). The sessions will provide students with practical training in various techniques used to observe forest-atmosphere exchanges of water and gas substances such as carbon dioxide and methane. Examples of such techniques include micro-meteorological methods, chamber techniques, ecological methods, remote sensing methods and stable isotope techniques (7-8 sessions). Students will gain experience in analysis techniques related to forest-atmosphere transport and exchanges of moisture and carbon dioxide (7-8 sessions). |
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| Evaluation Methods and Policy |
Evaluation will be based on the mastery of experimental techniques through practical training and the results of data organization and simulation. Refer to '2018 Guide to Degree Programs' for attainment levels of evaluation. |
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| Course Requirements | None | ||
| Study outside of Class (preparation and review) | Students are expected to go beyond the investigative and experimental techniques related to their research and engage in various types of measurements so that they can learn research techniques in a broad range of areas, and review such measurement techniques. | ||
