printer friendly pageCEE 260C: Contaminant Hydrogeology and Reactive Transport (ESS 221, GS 225)
Decades of industrial activity have released vast quantities of contaminants to groundwater, threatening water resources, ecosystems and human health. What processes control the fate and transport of contaminants in the subsurface? What remediation strategies are effective and what are the tradeoffs among them? How are these processes represented in models used for regulatory and decision-making purposes? This course will address these and related issues by focusing on the conceptual and quantitative treatment of advective-dispersive transport with reacting solutes, including modern methods of contaminant transport simulation. Some Matlab programming / program modification required. Prerequisite: Physical Hydrogeology
ESS 220 /
CEE 260A (Gorelick) or equivalent and college-level course work in chemistry.
Terms: Win
| Units: 4
Instructors:
Gorelick, S. (PI)
;
Maher, K. (PI)
CEE 261A: The Atmospheric Boundary Layer: Fundamental Physics and Modeling
An introduction to the Atmospheric Boundary Layer (ABL), including measurements and simulations of ABL flows. Wind and flow, turbulent transport, buoyancy and virtual potential temperature, the diurnal cycle. Derivation of the governing equations, simplifications and assumptions. Turbulence kinetic energy and its budget, ABL stability, the Richardson number and teh Obukhov length. Analysis of boundary layer turbulence. Overview of field and wind tunnel measurement techniques, and of computational models from meso- to micro-scale. a Discussion of micro-scale applications, including pedestrian wind comfort, pollutant dispersion and wind loading, and an introduction to uncertainty quantification for ABL flows. Prerequisites: Knowledge of fluid mechanics.
Terms: Aut
| Units: 3
CEE 261B: Physics of Wind Energy (ME 262)
Formerly
CEE 261. An introduction to the analysis and modeling of wind energy resources and their extraction. Topics include the physical origins of atmospheric winds; vertical profiles of wind speed and turbulence over land and sea; the wind energy spectrum and its modification by natural topography and built environments; theoretical limits on wind energy extraction by wind turbines and wind farms; modeling of wind turbine aerodynamics and wind farm performance. Final project will focus on development of a new wind energy technology concept. Prerequisites:
CEE 262A or
ME 351A
CEE 261I: Atmosphere, Ocean, and Climate Dynamics: The Atmospheric Circulation (CEE 161I, EARTHSYS 146A, EARTHSYS 246A, ESS 146A, ESS 246A, GEOPHYS 146A, GEOPHYS 246A)
Introduction to the physics governing the circulation of the atmosphere and ocean and their control on climate with emphasis on the atmospheric circulation. Topics include the global energy balance, the greenhouse effect, the vertical and meridional structure of the atmosphere, dry and moist convection, the equations of motion for the atmosphere and ocean, including the effects of rotation, and the poleward transport of heat by the large-scale atmospheric circulation and storm systems. Prerequisites:
MATH 51 or CME100 and
PHYSICS 41.
Terms: Win
| Units: 3
CEE 262A: Hydrodynamics
The flow of incompressible viscous fluid; emphasis is on developing an understanding of fluid dynamics that can be applied to environmental flows. Topics: kinematics of fluid flow; equations of mass and momentum conservation (including density variations); some exact solutions to the Navier-Stokes equations; appropriate analysis of fluid flows including Stokes flows, potential flows, and laminar boundary layers; and an introduction to the effects of rotation and stratification through scaling analysis of fluid flows. Prerequisites: 101B or consent of instructor; and some knowledge of vector calculus and differential equations.
Terms: Aut
| Units: 3-4
Instructors:
Fringer, O. (PI)
;
DiBenedetto, M. (TA)
CEE 262B: Transport and Mixing in Surface Water Flows
Application of fluid mechanics to problems of pollutant transport and mixing in the water environment. Mathematical models of advection, diffusion, and dispersion. Application of theory to problems of transport and mixing in rivers, estuaries, and lakes and reservoirs. Recommended: 262A and
CME 102 (formerly
ENGR 155A), or equivalents.
Terms: Win
| Units: 3-4
Instructors:
Monismith, S. (PI)
CEE 262C: Modeling Environmental Flows
Introduction to numerical methods for modeling surface water flows in rivers, lakes, estuaries and the coastal ocean. Topics include stability and accuracy analysis, curvilinear and unstructured grids, implicit/explicit methods, transport and diffusion, shallow water equations, nonhydrostatic equations, Navier-Stokes solvers, turbulence modeling. Prerequisites:
CEE262A,
CME206, or equivalent.
Terms: Win
| Units: 3
Instructors:
Fringer, O. (PI)
;
Chen, W. (TA)
CEE 262D: Introduction to Physical Oceanography (CEE 162D, EARTHSYS 164, ESS 148)
Formerly
CEE 164. The dynamic basis of oceanography. Topics: physical environment; conservation equations for salt, heat, and momentum; geostrophic flows; wind-driven flows; the Gulf Stream; equatorial dynamics and ENSO; thermohaline circulation of the deep oceans; and tides. Prerequisite:
PHYSICS 41 (formerly 53).
Terms: Win
| Units: 4
Instructors:
Fong, D. (PI)
CEE 262E: Rivers, Streams, and Canals (CEE 162E)
Formerly
CEE 161A/264A. Introduction to the movement of water through natural and engineered channels, streams, and rivers. Basic equations and theory (mass, momentum, and energy equations) for steady and unsteady descriptions of the flow. Application of theory to the design of flood- control and canal systems. Flow controls such as weirs and sluice gates; gradually varied flow; Saint-Venant equations and flood waves; and method of characteristics. Open channel flow laboratory experiments: controls such as weirs and gates, gradually varied flow, and waves. Limited enrollment in lab section. Prerequisite:
CEE 101B or
CEE 162A.
Terms: Spr
| Units: 3-4
CEE 262F: Ocean Waves
The fluid mechanics of surface gravity waves in the ocean of relevance to engineers and oceanographers. Topics include irrotational waves, wave dispersion, wave spectra, effects of bathymetry (shoaling), mass transport, effects of viscosity, and mean currents driven by radiation stresses. Prerequisite:
CEE 262A or a graduate class in fluid mechanics.
Terms: Spr
| Units: 3
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