| Lectures and exercises |
hours |
| Topics |
Specific contents |
|
| Introduction |
Phenomenology of transport and reaction phenomena of pollutants in the environment |
2
|
| Transport Equation |
Derivation of the Species transport equation in the laminar flow form (molecular diffusion) and in the turbulent (Fickian Diffusion) form. Analysis of the transport parameters |
8
|
| Statistical analysis of environmental data |
Statistical tools to analyze time series of environmental data (rainfall, wind, atmospheric pollution, river pollution) |
4
|
| Atmospheric mixing |
Introductory analysis of the fundamental characteristics of the armosphere. Temperature, Pressure, Stratification, Transport parameters |
4
|
| Atmosheric Dispersion Modelling |
Learning to use CALPUFF. Fundamental equations and model parameters, hands on computer sessions with case-study. |
12
|
| River mixing |
Introductory analysis of the fundamental characteristics of the river behavior. Rainfall-Runoff, mixing properties, flowrate-level |
4
|
| River Dispersion Modelling |
Learning to use QUAL2E. Fundamental equatios and model parameters, hands on computer sessions with case-study. |
10
|
| Total hours for lectures and exercises |
44 |
| for exercises only |
|
|
Further educational activities
|
hours
|
| Labs |
20 |
| Tutorials / Seminars |
2 |
| Workshops |
|
| Guided tours |
|
| |
|
| Total hours for further educational activities |
22 |
| Total hours |
66
|