Syllabus
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Course Code: MEMT-302 Course Name: EL-2C (Environmental Modelling) |
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| MODULE NO / UNIT | COURSE SYLLABUS CONTENTS OF MODULE | NOTES |
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| 1 | Principles of model development and solution for environmental systems (air, water and soil), Basic steps in the model development: problem definition, model design and development and evaluation. Concept of system modeling and simulation. Simple and complex calculation models, linear and non-linear models, Time series analysis. | |
| 2 | Optimization models and their evaluation, Probabilistic methods for modeling: weibull, gamma and lognormal models. Predictive and Forecasting modeling of air pollution, hydrology and climate change. Gaussian plume model, gradient transport, eddy diffusion modeling, modelling fugitive emissions, | |
| 3 | Modeling of Spatio‐Temporal Dynamics, Surface water modeling: DO sag model, BOD model, Eutrophication model, Elements of groundwater modeling, Case study: predicting the mixing and dispersion of air pollutants in the environment, GIS-based human exposure modeling system for traffic air pollution. | |
| 4 | Model applications in the area of climate change, air and water pollution, biodiversity, and natural resource management. Forecast service, Social and economic aspects of environmental modelling, Role of modeling in energy policy analysis. | |
