CIV E 633 - Environmental Hydrology
Fall 2019
Suggested Term Project Topics

  1. The concept of self-dredging and its application to the Paraguay River.

  2. Hydraulics of the boomerang and double-boomerang curves, with applications.

  3. Environmental impact of reservoirs in the Amazon basin.

  4. Anthropogenic impact on the phosphorous cycle. (Graves)

  5. Anthropogenic effects of carbon balance in the oceans.

  6. How did the ocean get its salt?

  7. Can the ocean be polluted with additional salt? (Gonzalez)

  8. Causes of global warming: Are they natural or anthropogenic?

  9. Does the Amazon basin effectively constitute the lungs of the Earth?

  10. Comparison of the Streeter-Phelps equation and Ponce's equation for sag curve.

  11. Case study of a design of a constructed wetland.

  12. Case studies of closing/opening of the nitrogen cycle.

  13. Proton and electron concentration in water resources management.

  14. Case studies on the use of dry ecological latrines.

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

  16. Effect of geomorphology on the yield runoff coefficient.

  17. The lessons of Red Clover Creek. (Wilder)

  18. Are floods good or bad?

  19. The concept of flood pulse.

  20. Applications of the concept of time engineering.

  21. Past, present, and future of the Salton Sea. (Jiang)

  22. Is groundwater sustainability possible?

  23. Was Meinzer ahead of his time?

  24. What is California doing for groundwater sustainability? (Barron)

  25. What is the United States doing for groundwater sustainability? (Stevenson)

  26. Effect of geomorphology on irrigation, drainage, and salinity.

  27. Was Chebotarev ahead of his time?

  28. The concept of salt balance in relation to the irrigated agriculture in arid lands.

  29. Does Nature have the right to dispose of its salt waste?

  30. The future of Tulare Lake agriculture.

  31. Salinity balance in the San Joaquin valley of California.

  32. Is drip irrigation sustainable?

  33. Evolution of the Uyuni Salt Flats, Bolivia.

  34. Environmental impacts of groundwater utilization. (Al Haddad)

  35. History and impacts of groundwater pumping in the Las Vegas valley. (Sun)

  36. The demise of the tropical glaciers in South America (Venezuela and Ecuador).

  37. Impact of global warming on the White Range of Peru. (Da Silva)

  38. Impact of global warming on the Himalayan Range. (Violante)

  39. Impact of global warming on sea level through the year 2100. (Mikesell)

  40. Comparison of furrow, sprinkler, and drip irrigation, with regards to salinity management.

  41. The concept of brine line for salinity management in California.

  42. The need for brine lines and its connection to groundwater pumping.

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