Unit schedule and firm due times

This schedule lists what will be covered by the class and applications, and which units has to be completed in which week. Note that it is your responsibility to keep up with the schedule!

Important information applicable to all units

I will not accept any late submissions unless approved in writing prior to the due date.

OIT problems

If you have technical problems or questions that are not related to the material check the FAQ first. If you have questions on the material, email your question and clearly describe what you did not understand and where you are struggling.

Unit due times

All units are due on Thursday at 2359 Alaska time of the respective week in the semester. Note in some weeks more than one unit may be due. It is recommended to first finish a unit before working on the next higher unit as material builds on each other.

Day of class	Subject to be worked on	Unit to be finished by Thursday at 2359 AKT
Week 1	Basic hydrological concepts	unit 1
Week 2	Global overview on the water cycle	unit 2
Week 2	Precipitation – Formation, variability	unit 3
Week 3	Precipitation measurements – Observational methods	unit 4
Week 3	Areal estimation from point measurements	unit 5
Week 4	Precipitation Climatology	unit 6
Week 4	Snow characteristics, observation methods, errors, and climatology	unit 7
Week 5	Snow-melt processes and runoff generation	unit 8
Week 5	Snow modeling	unit 9
Week 6	Soil properties and saturated subsurface flow	unit 10
Week 6	Saturated subsurface flow	unit 11
Week 7	Infiltration	unit 12
Week 7	Soil temperature and water including soil frost and permafrost	unit 13
Week 8	Groundwater and its roles in the regional water cycle	unit 14
Week 8	Groundwater storage, flow, discharge and recharge	unit 15
Week 9	Spring break	-.-
Week 10	Evaporation – physical-meteorological processes and observations	unit 16
Week 10	Transpiration – biological processes including soil water uptake by vegetation	unit 17
Week 11	Interception loss – process, observation and modeling	unit 18
Week 11	Soil-vegetation modeling modeling	unit 19
Week 12	Stream flow and evapotranspiration responses to precipitation/snow melt	unit 20
Week 12	Stream flow modeling	unit 21
Week 13	Coupled modeling of hydrometeorological processes	unit 22
Week 13	Teleconnections	unit 23
Week 14	Floods, droughts – drought indices	unit 24
Week 14	Water management and its hydrometeorological impacts	unit 25
Week 15	Human impacts on the water cycle: Land-use and land-cover changes	unit 26
Week 15	Review for final during class time Q&A	Review on your own terms. Submit your questions on the day prior to class by 1500
Week 16	FINALS	Location TBA