Hydrology (2022)

Hydrology is available as a minor.

To complete a minor in Hydrology, students must complete 60 points, consisting of EARTH101, EARTH231, EARTH241 and EARTH331.

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• 100 Level
• 200 Level
• 300 Level

• 100 Level

  Code	Paper Title	Points	Occurrence / Location
  EARTH101	Introduction to Earth System Sciences - Pūtaiao Pūnaha Whenua	15.0	22A (Hamilton) & 22A (Tauranga)
  A lecture and laboratory paper that explores the interacting processes that affect the surface of the Earth, producing landforms and resources, with a focus on physical processes. Topics covered include coastal processes and hazards; climate change; weathering; erosion and mass movement; soil formation; the hydrological cycle; rive...

• 200 Level

  Code	Paper Title	Points	Occurrence / Location
  EARTH231	Water Resources, Weather and Climate	15.0	22A (Hamilton)
  Introduction to physical processes that influence the distribution of water in space and time within Aotearoa-New Zealand. Topics include mid-latitude weather and atmospheric precipitation processes that ultimately affect the availability of water across Aotearoa-New Zealand's diverse landscapes: a description of surface water reso...
  EARTH241	Oceanography	15.0	22B (Hamilton) & 22B (Tauranga)
  This paper introduces students to the broad scale properties, issues, and research importance of the global ocean via the main disciplines of oceanography: particularly biological, chemical, geological and physical oceanography

• 300 Level

  Code	Paper Title	Points	Occurrence / Location
  EARTH331	Hydrology	15.0	22B (Hamilton)
  This paper considers the impact of components of the hydrological cycle on the South West Pacific, particularly New Zealand, including evaporation and precipitation, terrestrial water movement and storage (surface and groundwater), and extreme events.