CIV E 633 - Environmental Hydrology
Fall 2015
Suggested Term Project Topics

  1. The physico-chemical properties of water and their impact on water resources and Nature, with case studies.

  2. Carbon balance in tropical rainforests.

  3. Anthropogenic impact on the phosphorous cycle.

  4. Anthropogenic effects of carbon balance in the oceans.

  5. Anthropogenic effects of carbon balance in the terrestrial ecosytems.

  6. Can the ocean be polluted with additional salt?

  7. The concept of salt balance and its relation to geomorphology.

  8. Event and yield runoff coefficients across the climatic spectrum.

  9. Ecohydrology of red shank in California. (Marcela Diaz)

  10. Salt balance in Tulare Lake basin, California.

  11. Salinity of groundwaters with depth and geology: Application to San Diego County and California. (Nicole Melrose)

  12. Is drip irrigation justified in view of the need to maintain salinity balance? (Paula Jewell)

  13. Latitudinal effects of salinity in rivers of California.

  14. The concept of brine line for salinity management in California. (Taylor Ryan)

  15. Comparison of benefits of irrigated vs dryland agriculture. (Samira Nourbakhsh)

  16. Groundwater resource evaluation: Fact or myth? (Bavya Vuppalapati)