HYDRUS Short Course, Prague 2010
After a successful experience from our courses held during the last two years in Prague and Japan, we will be offering a standard two-day HYDRUS course followed by a third day, during which we will be covering selected advanced HYDRUS topics.
The standard course includes basics of modeling water flow and solute transport in the vadose zone using ROSETTA, Hydrus-1D and a two-dimensional module of HYDRUS (2D/3D). The course also includes lectures on soil hydraulic properties, basic concepts of numerical modeling, and inverse problem.
Advanced topics will include:
- Coupled movement of water, vapor, and energy (including the surface energy balance)
- Preferential/nonequilibrium water flow and solute transport (using dual-porosity and dual-permeability models)
- Biogeochemical transport (solute transport of major ions using the UNSATCHEM module and transport of heavy metals and radionuclides using HP1 (coupled Hydrus-1D and PHREEQC)
- Modeling flow and transport using a three-dimensional module of HYDRUS (2D/3D)
Detailed Information
HYDRUS Short Course
Objectives
The short course begins with a detailed conceptual and mathematical description of water flow and solute transport processes in the vadose zone, followed by a brief overview of numerical techniques for solving the governing flow and transport equations. Special attention is given to the highly nonlinear nature of the governing flow equations. Alternative methods for describing and estimating the hydraulic functions of unsaturated porous media are also given.
Hands-on computer sessions will provide participants an opportunity to become familiar with the windows-based HYDRUS-1D and HYDRUS computer software packages. Emphasis will be on preparation of input data for a variety of one- and multi-dimensional applications such as flow and transport into and through the vadose zone, infiltration from a subsurface source, and two-dimensional leachate migration from a landfill through the unsaturated zone into groundwater. Calibration will be discussed and demonstrated with several examples for both water flow (using HYDRUS) and solute transport (using STANMOD). Latest developments with respect to biogeochemical modeling with HP1 (HYDRUS-PHREEQC) and the large scale modeling (the HYDRUS package for MODFLOW) will also be discussed.
Instructors
Dr. Jirka Šimůnek is a Professor of Hydrology with the Department of Environmental Sciences of the University of California. He received an M.S. in Civil Engineering from the Czech Technical University, Prague, Czech Republic, and a Ph.D. in Water Management from the Czech Academy of Sciences, Prague. His expertise is in numerical modeling of subsurface water flow and solute transport processes, equilibrium and nonequilibrium chemical transport, multicomponent major ion chemistry, field-scale spatial variability, and inverse procedures for estimating the hydraulic properties of unsaturated porous media. He has authored and coauthored over 170 peer-reviewed publications and over 20 book chapters. His numeric models are used by virtually all scientists, students, and practitioners modeling water flow, chemical movement, and heat transport through variably saturated soils. Dr. Simunek is a recipient of the Soil Science Society of America’s Don and Betty Kirkham Soil Physics Award and serves currently as chair of the Soil Physics (S1) of SSSA. He is an associate editor of Water Resources Research, Vadose Zone Hydrology, and Journal of Hydrological Sciences.
Dr. Radka Kodešová is an associate professor of soil science with the Department of Soil Science and Geology of the University of Life Sciences, Prague, Czech Republic. She received an M.S. in civil engineering and Ph.D. in irrigation and drainage from the Czech Technical University, Prague, Czech Republic. Her expertise is in numerical modeling of subsurface water flow and solute transport processes, inverse procedures for estimating the hydraulic properties of unsaturated porous media, field and laboratory experimental work, and soil structure analysis.
Registration fees: 550 EUR before January 31st 2010 and 650 EUR after January 1st 2010
Registration includes: course material, lunch, 2 daily coffee breaks, beer tasting in the university brewery (evening March 18th).
Contact
Radka Kodesova.
Dept. of Soil Science and Soil Protection
Czech University of Life Sciences, Prague
Kamýcká 129
165 21 Praha 6 – Suchdol
Czech Republic
Ph: +420 224382592
Fax: +420 234381836
Email: kodesova@af.czu.cz
Application form
Please fill the On-line Registration Form (preferred) or you can download the application form Course_Application (MS Word document), fill it and send it to Dr. Radka Kodesova.
Registration fee:
Before January 31, 2010
- 450 EUR for two-day short course (the first two days)
- 550 EUR for three-day short course
- 200 EUR for only the Advanced Course
After January 31, 2010
- 550 EUR for two-day short course (the first two days)
- 650 EUR for three-day short course
- 250 EUR for only the Advanced Course
Please, make the payment via the bank transfer. The invoice will be sent to participants after the registration.
If cancellations are made before January 31, 2010, the tuition fee will be refunded. Cancellations made after January 31, 2010, will be refunded for 75% of the tuition fee.
Possible Accommodation close to CULS
Since hotels require Credit Card information for booking, organizers cannot arrange accommodation for participant. Several hotels close to the Czech University of Life Sciences are listed here.
Location and travel to Venue
The HYDRUS short course and workshop will take place at the Czech University of Life Sciences in Prague-Suchdol.
For travel to the university and recommended hotels from Prague-Ruzyne airport please Click Here.
From Ruzyne airport take bus No. 119 to the bus and underground station Dejvicka (the last bus stop). Then take the bus No. either 107 or 147 to the required destinations marked in the map. Please note that for the bus stop in front of the Hotel Galaxie-Wienna you must push the STOP baton close to the bus door.
From Prague train stations please take underground to the station Dejvicka (the last station on the line A). Then take the bus either No. 107 or No. 147 to the required destinations marked in the map. Please note that for the bus stop in front of the Hotel Galaxie-Wienna you must push the STOP baton close to the bus door.
For the location of the university and recommended hotels in Prague-Suchdol please Click here. The main meeting room and the computer room are located close to the main entrance of the building of the Faculty of Agrobiology, Food and Natural Resources as shown on the map.
Course Program
- Download the Program_HYDRUS_2010.pdf file (14 kB)
- The main meeting room and the computer room are located close to the main entrance of the building of the Faculty of Agrobiology, Food and Natural Resources as shown on the map.