Hydrological Modeling
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The official GTU curriculum for Hydrological Modeling (subject code ME02033071) as prescribed for C(RE · Semester 2 divides the course into 5 units, covering 25 listed topics. The unit-wise breakdown below is read from the GTU syllabus document for this subject code, so you can check what the course actually covers before deciding which papers to attempt.
Download the official syllabus PDF (ME02033071)Unit 1 Introduction to Hydrological Modelling
- Systems Approach
- Linear Models - Deterministic and Probabilistic
- Nonlinear Models - Deterministic and Probabilistic
- Introduction to Parameters and Variables
- Introduction to Calibration of Models (Complexity)
- Introducing Model Calibration as an Optimization Problem
- Introduction to Validation of Models-Different Validation Techniques
- Performance Evaluation of Models
Unit 2 Watershed Hydrological Models
- Introduction to hydrological modelling concepts – Evolution of Rainfall-runoff models
- Conceptual and process-based models
- Lumped and distributed models
- Conceptualizing the interaction between hydrological processes
- Data requirement for hydrological models
Unit 3 Development of Hydrological Models
- Introduction to a conceptual watershed model viz
- HBV etc
- Introduction to process-based watershed hydrologic models viz
- SWAT Model, VIC, etc
Unit 4 Sensitivity and Uncertainty Analysis
- Simple methods - Linear
- Monte Carlo Simulation
- Sensitivity Analysis - Sobols' Method
- Uncertainty Analysis - Introduction
- First Order Uncertainty Analysis
Unit 5 Application of Hydrological Models
- Simulation-Optimization Framework - Watershed Management Decisions
- Application of Simulation-Optimization Framework - Deficit Irrigation Management
- Formulation of Case Examples of Simulation-Optimization Problems