FRM participants at the UNESCO-IHE American- European party on our first night. |
After the initial preparations and a few days of acclimatising, it was straight into the academic deep-end. With our first module 'Data Driven Modelling and Real Time Control of Water Systems' we were quickly facing 7-hour days and even a set of classes on Saturday in an intense but rewarding course. But with a assignment set on our very first day we were left under no illusions that this would be a hard couple of months. This is exacerbated by UNESCO-IHE's monthly module rota in which three weeks of lectures are followed by a week of exams. This high-intensity took some time to get used to, but quickly all eighteen of us were into the swing of things with our new, magnificent Hydroinformatics coursemates and were taking a great deal from the classes.
Currently we have just finished our second module's classes and we are working on our assignments on Groundwater Modelling and Catchment Modelling, with a focus upon learning to use a variety of hydrological modelling programs. After getting to grips with MIKE SHE, MODFLOW, RIBASIM and ArcSWAT our minds were left positively brimming with modelling experience.
Next, its time for our own choice of module and preparations for our fieldtrip to Florida. Watch this space for more.
by Richard Vause
Thanks alot Richard, this is good...
ReplyDeleteNow its Introduction to River Flood Modelling and Urban Flood Management & Disaster Risk Mitigation. Very good modules...
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