ground water resources finding through map dowsing method - seeking your help -
reg.,
Friday, January 1, 2010 9:03 PM
From: "satheesh ragothma rao" <mailtosrrao@...>
To: cpkumar@...

Dr C.P. Kumar,

Respected Sir,

It is great pleasure to know about your goodselves. I am Satheesh Ragothma Rao,
residing at Mumbai, India, blessed with a special talent of finding ground water
by Map Dowsing Method. I can findout the ground water availability in a plot /
area if I am provided with a scanned survey map / site plan / lay – out drawn to
scale of the plot . The plan / lay out to be rightly marked with directions with
a help of campus for accuracy of the direction. I can point out the ground water
availability and mark it and send back as findings. This will be helpful while
comparing the findings of  hydro geologists / local water diviners.

You know better adopting this method as prior to site visit will reduce the time
spent on site to find the exact locations of water resources. I am interested to
get introduced with connected professional for getting small assignments. I look
forward to get your help on the above.

My contact number is  +91 9574820054. My email id is :mailtosrrao@...

Thanks & High Regards

Satheesh Ragothma Rao
F5, 204, PHASE 7,
BRAHMAND
THANE (W)
MAHARASTRA STATE
INDIA

PIN: 400 607

Dear All,

Can anyone help us get the guidelines that should be followed while doing
back water impact assessment of a dam or reservoir? We are looking for
general guidelines and specifically, the Central Water Commission (Govt of
India) guidelines.

Himanshu Thakkar

South Asia Network on Dams, Rivers & People,
c/o 86-D, AD block, Shalimar Bagh,
Delhi, India

himanshuthakkar@..., ht.sandrp@...
www.sandrp.in

Dear Himanshu,

I did not get your point exactly that what you want to know about backwater
effect. There are two methods that are being commonly used for the calculation
of backwater effect i.e. standards step method and Direct step method. You can
also use HEC-RAS model for back water calculations. For this purpose, you need
the data of flow discharges, River Geometry and reservoir operation data. If you
need further information, dont hesitate to contact.

With Regards,

Mazhar Ali


--- On Sun, 1/3/10, Himanshu Thakkar <cwaterp@...> wrote:

From: Himanshu Thakkar <cwaterp@...>
Subject: [hydforum] Guidelines for Backwater impact assessment
To: hydforum@yahoogroups.com
Date: Sunday, January 3, 2010, 10:04 PM

Dear All,

Can anyone help us get the guidelines that should be followed while doing
back water impact assessment of a dam or reservoir? We are looking for
general guidelines and specifically, the Central Water Commission (Govt of
India) guidelines.

Himanshu Thakkar

South Asia Network on Dams, Rivers & People,
c/o 86-D, AD block, Shalimar Bagh,
Delhi, India

himanshuthakkar@ iitbombay. org, ht.sandrp@gmail. com
www.sandrp.in

Dear Mazhar Alisaab,

Many thanks for your response. Is there a site that gives descriptions of
the two methods you listed? Also is there any site that gives guidance how
one can use HEC-RAS model for back water impact assessment.

We are particularly interested in the guidelines that the Central Water
Commission follows in assessment of back water impact of a reservoir. For
example, what method it uses, what model it uses, whether it uses the one in
hundred year flood/ precipitation? Does it use one in hundred year flood in
upstream tributaries, simultaneously with one in 100 year flood in the main
river? These are some of the questions that we thought the guidelines would
answer.

Himanshu

On Tue, Jan 5, 2010 at 4:09 PM, mazhar ali <ch_mazharali@...> wrote:

>
>
> Dear Himanshu,
>
> I did not get your point exactly that what you want to know about backwater
> effect. There are two methods that are being commonly used for the
> calculation of backwater effect i.e. standards step method and Direct step
> method. You can also use HEC-RAS model for back water calculations. For this
> purpose, you need the data of flow discharges, River Geometry and reservoir
> operation data. If you need further information, dont hesitate to contact.
>
> With Regards,
>
> Mazhar Ali
>
> --- On Sun, 1/3/10, Himanshu Thakkar <cwaterp@...<cwaterp%40vsnl.com>>
> wrote:
>
> From: Himanshu Thakkar <cwaterp@... <cwaterp%40vsnl.com>>
> Subject: [hydforum] Guidelines for Backwater impact assessment
> To: hydforum@yahoogroups.com <hydforum%40yahoogroups.com>
> Date: Sunday, January 3, 2010, 10:04 PM
>
>
> Dear All,
>
> Can anyone help us get the guidelines that should be followed while doing
> back water impact assessment of a dam or reservoir? We are looking for
> general guidelines and specifically, the Central Water Commission (Govt of
> India) guidelines.
>
> Himanshu Thakkar
>
> South Asia Network on Dams, Rivers & People,
> c/o 86-D, AD block, Shalimar Bagh,
> Delhi, India
>
> himanshuthakkar@ iitbombay. org, ht.sandrp@gmail. com
> www.sandrp.in

Dear Members,

Central Ground Water Board (India) carries out regional hydrogeological studies
which provide information on ground water occurrence in different terrains and
are essential for future planning of ground water development and management in
the country. National Water Policy of India (2002) states that there should be a
periodical reassessment of the ground water potential on a scientific basis,
taking into consideration the quality of the water available and economic
viability of its extraction. Exploitation of groundwater resources should be so
regulated as not to exceed the recharging possibilities, as also to ensure
social equity.

In the light of the National Water Policy (2002), annual replenishable ground
water resources of the country are being periodically assessed jointly by
Central Ground Water Board and State Ground Water Departments. The last
assessment of annual replenishable ground water resources for the entire country
was carried out for the year 2004 based on the Ground Water Resource Estimation
Methodology (GEC, 1997). Since then there have been changes in ground water
scenario in many places of the country.  In order to have a fresh look at the
methodology for ground water estimation with a view to bring improvements, a
group was constituted by Ministry of Water Resources (Government of India) to
suggest new and alternate methods of ground water resource assessment for
refinement in the existing policy.

The nominated group has recently released its report entitled "NEW AND ALTERNATE
METHODOLOGIES FOR GROUND WATER ASSESSMENT" which attempts to review the various
methods for assessment of ground water recharge, present perspective of ground
water resources assessment in the country and to suggest the future strategies
for refinements of the methodology for assessment of ground water resources. The
report can be downloaded at the following web link -

http://cgwb.gov.in/GroundWater/GW_assessment.htm

http://cgwb.gov.in/GroundWater/Documents/Report_GW%20Assessment%20Methods.pdf

You are requested to kindly examine the above report for appropriate suggestions
with respect to contents and suggested methodologies.

Thanks & Regards
S. Kunar,
Member (SAM), Central Ground Water Board, Ministry of Water Resources, India

Dear Colleagues,



With apologies for any cross-posting, we would like to draw your attention
to the EGU General Assembly to be held in Vienna, Austria, 2 - 7 May 2010
and particularly to the sessions focused on hydrological forecasting (for
detailed info please visit http://meetings.copernicus.org/egu2010/).



The Subdivision on Hydrological Forecasting of the Hydrological Sciences
Division of EGU organizes five sessions during this event, namely:

HS11.1/AS4.4/NH1.13

Flash floods: Observations, modelling, forecasting and impacts

Conveners: Marco Borga, Colin Price, Co-Conveners: Jan Szolgay, Rolf
Weingartner, Giuseppe T. Aronica, Günter Blöschl

Session details: http://meetingorganizer.copernicus.org/EGU2010/session/2042



HS11.2

Hydrological forecasting systems: Models and methods in operational
application

Convener: Gabor Balint, Co-Conveners: Jan Szolgay, Günter Blöschl, Michael
Butts,

Jan Danhelka, Vadim Kuzmin

Session details: http://meetingorganizer.copernicus.org/EGU2010/session/2043



HS11.3

Uncertainty, data assimilation and decision-making in hydrological
forecasting

Convener: Robert J. Moore, Co-Conveners: Henrik Madsen, Ezio Todini

Session details: http://meetingorganizer.copernicus.org/EGU2010/session/2044



HS11.4/AS1.22/NH1.12

Towards practical applications in ensemble hydro-meteorological forecasting

Convener: Yi He, Co-Conveners: Florian Pappenberger, Albrecht Weerts, Jutta
Thielen-del Pozo, Michael Bruen, Maria-Helena Ramos

Session details: http://meetingorganizer.copernicus.org/EGU2010/session/2045



HS11.5

Hydrological monitoring and forecasting of water scarcity conditions

Convener: Elena Toth, Co-Conveners: Athanasios Loukas, Giuseppe T. Aronica

Session details: http://meetingorganizer.copernicus.org/EGU2010/session/2046



If interested in one (or more) of these sessions, please submit your
abstract(s) before 18 January via:

http://meetings.copernicus.org/egu2010/abstract_management/how_to_submit_an_
abstract.html



Kind regards,



Jan Szolgay and members of the Hydrological Forecasting Subdivision of EGU







prof. Ing. Ján Szolgay, PhD.                              Jan Szolgay

vedúci katedry                                                  Professor of
Hydrology and Water Resources Management

Katedra vodného hospodárstva krajiny                  Department of Land and
Water Resources Management

Stavebná fakulta, Slovenská technická univerzita    Faculty of Civil
Engineering, Slovak University of Technology

Radlinskeho 11, 813 68 Bratislava                      Radlinskeho 11, SK
813 68 Bratislava, Slovakia
Tel:  02 59 27 44 98                                         Tel: + 421 2 59
27 44 98
Fax:  02 52 92 35 75                                        Fax: + 421 2 52
92 35 75
E-mail:  <mailto:jan.szolgay@...> jan.szolgay@...
E-mail: jan.szolgay@...





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Hi there

I am using Visual Modflow for a regional transient model and using stream
routing package. My question is: is there a visual interface program to read the
output of the stream routing? I can read the results in the LST output file but
as the time steps are too many and the model is too big it is a tiddy process to
read the txt file each run.

Dear all,

Has anybody faced with the freezing problem in stream during the continious
stream flow/head measurements with the pressure reader?We have a v notch weir
with the presure recorder installed and it  is starting to freeze.

Any idea or referance  would be apretiated

Regards

Goktug EVIN

i have an project on  flood forecasting of jehlum river in pakistan i m doing
flood forecasting by regression model. prob is this that i have data of jehlum
river at mangla from 1976-2003 n other station are from 1962-2000 but i m
student of 2009 so hoew can i forecast from these data available....... plz help
me as soon as possible........`

Hi there
Is there any graphical interface to read the flow data of the stream-routing
package? I am using Visual Modflow with the stream-routing. Obviously the
graphical interface can only show the leakage from/into the aquifers but not the
flow in the stream. As the model I am using is so big it is difficult to go to
the txt file every time to read the flow in rivers.

Any advice is appreciated.

regards

hi Ayesha
 
if u want to develop a regression model for flood forecasting then get the data
of all the stations upstream of Mangla. if the data is available for a short
period then extend the data to make it longer and extract flood values. get the
catchment characteristc from topographic maps use some minitab or ncss software
sheets to make equations for different return periods u will forecast the flood.
 
Engr Nazakat Hussain


--- On Thu, 1/7/10, Ayesha <ayeshahydro@...> wrote:


From: Ayesha <ayeshahydro@...>
Subject: [hydforum] problem
To: hydforum@yahoogroups.com
Date: Thursday, January 7, 2010, 2:22 PM

i have an project on flood forecasting of jehlum river in pakistan i m doing
flood forecasting by regression model. prob is this that i have data of jehlum
river at mangla from 1976-2003 n other station are from 1962-2000 but i m
student of 2009 so hoew can i forecast from these data available... .... plz
help me as soon as possible.... ....`

Dear Ayesha,

flood forecasting is a very complex phenomenon and it requires a lot of data,
time and labor. as i understand, u do not need to do that much.
frequency analysis of flood peaks is a simple and effective way of estimating a
T - Yr flood.

actually i did not get your problem exactly. what is 2009 to do with? if you
have any concurrent data, develop correlations for that data. using these
relations, you can find the unknown.
pls be specific for i am working in the same sector.

Thanks and regards,
I. Ranjit Kumar,
Sr.Hydrologist.


From: Ayesha <ayeshahydro@...>
To: hydforum@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Thu, 7 January, 2010 2:52:10 PM
Subject: [hydforum] problem

i have an project on  flood forecasting of jehlum river in pakistan i m doing
flood forecasting by regression model. prob is this that i have data of jehlum
river at mangla from 1976-2003 n other station are from 1962-2000 but i m
student of 2009 so hoew can i forecast from these data available... .... plz
help me as soon as possible.... ....`

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Hi, I'm a student working on a project that requires me to collect rainfall data
in South East Asia. I've been looking for something affordable since I don't
have much funding. Does anyone have any recommendation for a reasonable rain
guage with data logging ability? Where's a good place to find good bargains? Is
it better to buy the rain gauge and data logger separately to save money? Anyone
have experience in building their own? Any help would be appreciated! Thanks!

Hi,

One of the cheapest option is to attach a tipping bucket with a logging unit.
Various models are available, which can be selected based on your requirement
and budget. There are couple of manufactures in India also. I am not sure about
the price and models in other countries - must be cheaper. Here it starts from
the range 25,000- 30,000 (approximately, i don't have the latest quote).
Besides there are many research institutes and organizations and government
agencies collecting the rainfall data. You can think of collaborating with them
for data sharing.

Regards
Rakesh.K.N..
Ph: 09535109998
rakeshedappal@..., rakeshedappal@...


From: du_jz <hannah.chiew@...>
To: hydforum@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Sat, 16 January, 2010 3:18:32 AM
Subject: [hydforum] Rain gauge with data logger

Hi, I'm a student working on a project that requires me to collect rainfall data
in South East Asia. I've been looking for something affordable since I don't
have much funding. Does anyone have any recommendation for a reasonable rain
guage with data logging ability? Where's a good place to find good bargains? Is
it better to buy the rain gauge and data logger separately to save money? Anyone
have experience in building their own? Any help would be appreciated! Thanks!

Dear All Group Members
 
The Institution of Engineers (India) in collaboration with  Mahatma Phule
Krishi Vidyapeeth, Rahuri  is organizing 23rd National Convention of
Agricultural Engineers and National seminar on 6th and 7th February 2010 at Dr.
Annasaheb  Shinde College of Agricultural Engineering, Rahuri. Main theme of
the convention is “Agricultural Mechanization through Entrepreneurial
Development� with following subthemes.
 
-Present status and future improvement in farm equipments and tools.
-Modernization of irrigation methods.
-Mechanization for watershed development.
-Development of equipments for processing of agricultural produce.
-Development of infrastructure for promotion of agricultural mechanization and
PHT.
-Role of public private partnership in agricultural mechanization and PHT.
   
The papers are invited from the academicians, practioners, engineers, managers,
decision makers, scientists and students on above themes and subthemes for the
presentation during the convention. The last date is extended up to 25-01-2010.
All are invited to submit the papers and attend the convention. The detail
brochure is attached.
(Note: The awards will be given to best papers separately from student and non
student categories)
Apologies for cross posting if any
 
with kind regards
 
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Organizing Secretary
23rd National Convention
Dr. A.S. College of Agril. Engg.,
Mahatma Phule Krishi Vidyapeeth,
Rahuri -413 722, Dist. Ahmednagar (MS)
Phone – (O) 02426-243268, (M) 09881595081, (F) 02426-243326
email: : iei.mpkv2010@...; sdgorantiwar@...

Dear All

I am a master student in hydrology. I have some questions about the
methodology of my thesis. I want to create flood maps. I used HEC-HMS and
HEC-RAS programs to simulate the hydrologic and hydraulic behavior of the
watershed. The watershed does not have any recording gauges, so the temporal
pattern of the rainfall was not defined. On the other hand flood records were
full of errors. Hence, I could not optimize my models. I consulted with some
hydrologists about my problems. Finally, I used a ranking method suggested by
Pilgrim and Cordery (1975) to create a hyetograph for the study area.

In
addition, I used the hyetographs produced by Huff (1967) as another option
especially in order to compare with the ranking method results. I calculated
rainfall
depths at various return periods for the study area based on rainfall
intensity-duration-frequency (IDF) relationships for my country, Iran. I input
data into HEC-HMS to simulate rainfall-runoff model of the watershed and flood
hydrographs, but because I didn't have flood data, the calibration process was
impossible. I decided to perform a regional flood frequency analysis (RFFA) to
find extreme flows for the study area. After I found predicted flood discharges.
I tried to compare these flood values with HMS results. Therefore, I optimized
the peaking coefficients of the Snyder's unit hydrograph method for different
return periods in HMS based on RFFA results.

I would like to know your opinions about the
mentioned methods.
I don't know to what extent can I trust to RFFA
results or in fat, is it acceptable to optimize a hydrologic parameter with
this manner? If not what should I do?

Any idea?
Thank you.

Hello all,
 
I am looking for equipment for automated measurement of water level and quality.
 
Is there any monitoring equipment/system which monitors water level and quality
remotely?
 
Also, I am looking for a single equipment which can be used in pumpting test,
which measures discharge, water level with time.
 
Any help is highly appreciated.
 
Hash

Pressure transducer can be of help. Please
visit www.mensor.comwww.microsensor.cnwww.pressureprofile.com 

Good luck.
Ninad


 Mon, 1/25/10, syed hashmath <hashmath01@...> wrote:

From: syed hashmath <hashmath01@...>
Subject: [hydforum] Equipment
To: hydforum@yahoogroups.com
Cc: TheCivilEngineer@yahoogroups.com, gwmodel@yahoogroups.com
Date: Monday, January 25, 2010, 6:11 PM

Hello all,

I am looking for equipment for automated measurement of water level and quality.

Is there any monitoring equipment/system which monitors water level and quality
remotely?

Also, I am looking for a single equipment which can be used in pumpting test,
which measures discharge, water level with time.

Any help is highly appreciated.

Hash

Dear friends,

Can anyone explain me the terms 'green water flux' and 'blue water flux' and
methodology for deriving them?

Thanks in advance.

Regards

Rakesh.KN
Senior Research Associate
Ashoka Trust for Research in Ecology and the Enviornment
Royal Enclave,
Sri Rampura, Jakkur
Bangalore

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Hello,

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(Geographic Resources Analysis Support System)" at Chennai from March 15th -
19th 2010. GRASS is free and open source Geographic Information System  software
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GRASS.  The program is focused on training users from NGO's, government
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No registration will be considered until the payment is received along with the
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The brochure contains the program and registration details. To view the brochure
click the following link.

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If you are interested to attend the training program please send in your
registration form along with the DD at the earliest to the below mentioned
address.

kCube Consultancy Services
No 23, 4th Main Street
Beasant Nagar
Chennai - 600 090
Tamilnadu

Regards
Kumaran
+91-9940111282
http://kcubeconsulting.com/pdfs/GRASS.pdf

Dear Kumaran,

I'm very interested with this programme, but currently my self located in
Coimbatore.

Is that possible any online kind of training is possible.

If at all it is there, please let me know. It is going to be very helpful
for me.

Waiting for your reply.

Regards
Nilesh


On Fri, Jan 29, 2010 at 11:22 AM, nkumaran78 <nkumaran78@...> wrote:

>
>
> Hello,
>
> kCube is conducting a five day training program on "Open Source GRASS GIS
> (Geographic Resources Analysis Support System)" at Chennai from March 15th -
> 19th 2010. GRASS is free and open source Geographic Information System
> software used for geospatial data management ,spatial analysis, image
> processing, graphics/maps production, spatial modeling, and visualization.
> This training program in GRASS is organized to introduce GIS users to the
> powerful features of GRASS. The program is focused on training users from
> NGO's, government departments, companies (public and private), researchers,
> students and individuals who use GIS for various applications.
>
> Training Program Details
>
> Program Name : Open Source GRASS GIS - (Geographic Resources Analysis
> Support System)
> Prerequisite : Basic GIS Knowledge
> Date : March 15th - 19th 2010
> Venue : Chennai
> Cost : Rs.12,000/-
>
> Registration's done before February 15th 2010 will get a discount of
> Rs.2000/-. No registration will be considered until the payment is received
> along with the registration forms.
>
> The brochure contains the program and registration details. To view the
> brochure click the following link.
>
> http://kcubeconsulting.com/pdfs/GRASS.pdf
>
> If you are interested to attend the training program please send in your
> registration form along with the DD at the earliest to the below mentioned
> address.
>
> kCube Consultancy Services
> No 23, 4th Main Street
> Beasant Nagar
> Chennai - 600 090
> Tamilnadu
>
> Regards
> Kumaran
> +91-9940111282
> http://kcubeconsulting.com/pdfs/GRASS.pdf

Dear Rakesh
 
For your information, the blue water flux is defined as the "surface water flux"
whereas green water flux respresents" ground water flux-soil water storage".
The methodologies for estimating these components are well known and can be
found in any standard book of hydrology.
 
In case you need futher clarification, please let me know.
 
Thanks
 
Dr Pratap Singh
Manager (Business Development)
INRM Consultants
(Incubatee company of IIT Delhi)
C-23, Hauz Khas, New Delhi 110 016
Tel: 011 20900989
Cel: 9958249051
 


--- On Thu, 1/28/10, Rakesh KN <rakeshedappal@...> wrote:

From: Rakesh KN <rakeshedappal@...>
Subject: [hydforum] Water flux - definition
To: "hydroforum" <hydforum@yahoogroups.com>, "hydrology model"
<hydrologymodel@...>, gwmodel@yahoogroups.com
Date: Thursday, January 28, 2010, 9:38 AM

Dear friends,

Can anyone explain me the terms 'green water flux' and 'blue water flux' and
methodology for deriving them?

Thanks in advance.

Regards

Rakesh.KN
Senior Research Associate
Ashoka Trust for Research in Ecology and the Enviornment
Royal Enclave,
Sri Rampura, Jakkur
Bangalore

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--- In hydforum@yahoogroups.com, syed hashmath <hashmath01@...> wrote:
>
> Hello all,
>  
> I am looking for equipment for automated measurement of water level and
quality.
>  
> Is there any monitoring equipment/system which monitors water level and
quality remotely?
>  
> Also, I am looking for a single equipment which can be used in pumpting test,
which measures discharge, water level with time.
>  
> Any help is highly appreciated.
>  
> Hash
>

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=======
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bodies, the European Community has implemented the Water Framework
Directive (WFD), which  has stimulated many interdisciplinary research
activities aiming at an integrated management of catchments. The
application of these methods and models is not limited to Europe, they
can be applied to other climates as well - the sustainable use of water
resources in rural landscapes is a global problem. This summer course is
the second of three subsequent courses. The summer schools was about
management of water quantity (2008), in 2009 we will deal with
management of water quality and in 2010 with integrated management of
water resources.

Summer course 2010:
All management measures are based on reliable data,  simulation of the
quantity and quality of water and finally the political, legal and
economic framework. The participants of the third summer school will
work out integrated management scenarios, including economic, ecological
goal functions and landscape services in a changing world.  Experts from
selected countries (China, Argentina) will report about the situation in
their countries.


Course Topics
=============
Basics:  Use of ecological and physico-chemical parameters and
indicators of water quality for management of water resources
The European Water Framework Directive: applications
Ecological indicators: basics and applications to water management problems
Approaches to management of water resources in selected BRIC countries
Case studies from different countries
Excursions (restoration projects, experimental catchments)
Organisation, Contact


=====================

 	 Address: Prof. Dr. N. Fohrer, Dr. G. Hörmann: Ecology Centre,
Department of Hydrology and Water Resources Management, Olshausenstr.
75, D-24118 Kiel , Fax: +49-431-880-4607, Phone:  -4030,
ghoermann@...
 	 Application: The summer school is intended for scientists from foreign
countries, especially BRIC (Brazil, Russia, India and China) countries
with at least a master degree. Applications should be submitted to
summerschool@... until April 1st, 2010. An application
form is available on the website.
 	 Costs: The DAAD/BMBF offers 20 scholarships for foreign scientists (12
for BRIC countries) to cover the costs of the summer school.
 	 Web: http://www.hydrology.uni-kiel.de/summerschool - Please refer to
the homepage for updated information




--
Georg Hoermann, Dep. of Hydrology, Ecology, Kiel University, Germany
+49/431/2190916, mo: +49/176/64335754, icq:348340729, skype: ghoermann

Training Course on Climate Change and its Impact on Water Resources

(May 17 -  21, 2010)

Being organised by National Institute of Hydrology & Indian Institute of
Technology, Roorkee-247667 (Uttarakhand)

Introduction

Global atmospheric concentrations of GHGs (carbon dioxide, methane, and nitrous
oxide) have increased from 280 ppm to 379 ppm, 715 ppb to 1774 ppb and 270 ppb
to 319 ppb respectively, between pre-industrial period and 2005. In last two
decades, global warming and climate change arising from the anthropogenic-driven
emissions of GHGs have emerged as the most important environmental issues to
ever confront humanity. According to the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate
Change (IPCC 2007), future climate change is likely to affect agriculture,
increase risk of hunger and water scarcity and would lead to more rapid melting
of glaciers. With the growing recognition of the possibility of adverse impact
of climate change on water resources, an assessment of future water availability
at various spatial and temporal scales is needed. Understanding of response of a
basin in changed climatic conditions would help in solving problems of floods,
droughts and water allocation.

An increase in the levels of GHGs could lead to greater warming which, in turn,
could accelerate climate change. Eleven of the last twelve years rank among the
12 warmest years in the instrumental record of global surface temperatures since
1850. IPCC predicts that global temperatures will rise by 2-4.5ºC by the end of
this century. This unprecedented increase is expected to impact global
hydrological systems, ecosystems, sea level, crop production and related
processes. The impact would be particularly severe in the tropical areas, which
mainly consist of developing countries, including India.

The National Institute of Hydrology, Roorkee and the Indian Institute of
Technology, Roorkee propose to jointly organize a short-term course dealing with
the above aspects.

Course Structure

The Course will consist of lectures by Scientists & Professors from NIH, IIT
Roorkee and other nearby institutions in India. The lectures will be supported
by tutorials and computer sessions. We plan to cover both theory and practice in
right proportion. This course will be conducted as a two-way interaction with
the participants so that the problems experiences of people from the field
organizations as well as academia are shared.

Following topics shall be covered in this Course:

o  Introduction to climate change;
o  Trend analysis of hydro-meteorological data;
o  Downscaling techniques;
o  Catchment modelling (with emphasis on climate change);
o  Snow and glacier melt modelling;
o  Impact of climate change on components of hydrological cycle, hydrologic
extremes, reservoirs/ hydropower generation;
o  Impact of climate change on ground water and coastal aquifers;
o  Adaptation/ mitigation.

Participants

The course is intended for engineers, scientists, and officers working in water
resources/irrigation and other related departments of Central/State Govt and
those who are in academic profession. Post-graduate and research scholars are
also invited to attend the course. Prospective participants are encouraged to
bring their data sets which can be analyzed during the tutorials.

Registration

The registration fee per participant shall be Rs. 8000/- (Rs. 5000/- for
bonafide students) which includes the registration, course material, stay at
guest house, lunch on all working days, and a course dinner. Participants have
to arrange for their TA/DA. Each participant will be provided detailed lecture
notes, relevant literature, and other materials. A certificate will be given to
all participants.

The participants are requested to register for the course by filling and mailing
the attached registration form latest by 30 April 2010, along with a demand
draft in favour of `National Institute of Hydrology', payable at Roorkee. The
number of seats is limited to 25 participants. The registration shall be done on
the first come first served basis.

Venue

Roorkee is a hub of water resource experts in India. Various institutes like
NIH, IRI and different departments of IITR, i.e. WRDM, Dept. of Hydrology, Dept.
of Civil Engg., and Dept. of Earth Science are contributing to water resources
development and management.

The venue of the course shall be National Institute of Hydrology, Roorkee.
Roorkee is a medium size town of Uttarakhand State and it is well connected by
road & rail from Delhi, Dehradun, Chandigarh. During May, weather is warm.  The
maximum temperature can go up to 35oC.  Some rain showers can also take place
during the period. Night temperature is expected to be pleasant. Participants
will be accommodated in NIH or IIT guest houses.

National Institute of Hydrology (NIH)

NIH is the premier research institute of India in the field of hydrology. It is
an autonomous society under the Ministry of Water Resources, Govt. of India. NIH
has five scientific divisions: Surface Water Hydrology, Ground Water Hydrology,
Water Resources Systems, Environmental Hydrology, and Hydrological
Investigations. The institute has organised a number of training courses on
different aspects of hydrology at Roorkee and other places in India. NIH has
well equipped laboratories. For more details please visit www.nih.ernet.in.

Department of Water Resources Development and Management (WRDM)

WRDM is an academic department of IIT Roorkee offering application based PG
degree programmes in the development and management of water resources. 
Emphasis is on sustainable development and environmentally sound management of
water resources. Non-conventional methods for utilisation of water such as
through inter-basin transfers, artificial recharge of ground water, rainwater
harvesting are emphasized in the curricula. The department is also actively
involved in research and development activities in Water Resources Management.
Further details are available at www.iitr.ac.in.

Course Coordinators:

Prof. Sharad Kumar Jain 		 Dr. Vijay Kumar
Professor (NEEPCO Chair) 		 Scientist E1
Dept. of WRD & M 			 National Institute of Hydrology
Indian Institute of Technology 		 Roorkee 247 667
Roorkee 247667 			 E-mail: vijay@...
E-mail: jainsfwt@...

Address for Correspondence:

Dr. Vijay Kumar, Scientist E1
National Institute of Hydrology
Roorkee 247 667, India

Tel.: (01332) 249215, Fax: (01332) 272123
E-mail: vijay@...

Registration Form

Climate Change and its Impact on Water Resources (May 17 - 21, 2010)

Name 	 :................................................
Designation :................................................
Organization :................................................
Address  :................................................
		 :................................................
		 :................................................
Tel. No. :................................................
Fax 	 :................................................
Email  :................................................
Qualifications :................................................
Field of
Specialisation :................................................
Experience :................................................


(Signature of Candidate)

SPONSORSHIP CERTIFICATE

Certified that Mr./Ms./Dr. .............................. has been officially
deputed for the above mentioned training course to be conducted by NIH, Roorkee.



Signature of Sponsoring Authority
with Office Seal and Date

Dear all,

i am working for a hydro project in Uganda, Africa.

(1)the problem is there is a lake kyoga. the inflow and outflows are known.
    i want to model the lake outflows. flows are not showing any seasonal trend.

(2)is it possible to predict the lake levels of lake victoria (future trend. i
have levels  from 1970. it is showing a falling trend after 2003, due to
excessive over drawing.

i want suggestions regarding this.
if any body worked in this region, i can be more specific.

awaiting your reply,
Ranjit.

Dear Pratap singh,,

Thank you very much for your response, but i am confused. I already got some
information, but in all those the green water flux is the component stored in
the plant and using/loosing as evapotranspitation. But your version is
different. Can you explain?
 
Rakesh.K.N.
Senior Research Associate
Ashoka Trust for Research in Ecology and the Enviornment
Royal Enclave;
Sri Rampura, Jakkur
Bangalore - 560064

Ph: 09535109998
rakeshedappal@..., rakeshedappal@...

________________________________
From: Pratap Singh <pratap_singh_1@...>
To: hydforum@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Mon, 1 February, 2010 8:43:38 AM
Subject: Re: [hydforum] Water flux - definition
 
Dear Rakesh
 
For your information, the blue water flux is defined as the "surface water flux"
whereas green water flux respresents"  ground water flux-soil water
storage". The methodologies for estimating these components are well known and
can be found in any standard book of hydrology.
 
In case you need futher clarification, please let me know.
 
Thanks
 
Dr Pratap Singh
Manager (Business Development)
INRM Consultants
(Incubatee company of IIT Delhi)
C-23, Hauz Khas, New Delhi 110 016
Tel: 011 20900989
Cel: 9958249051
 

--- On Thu, 1/28/10, Rakesh KN <rakeshedappal@ yahoo.com> wrote:

From: Rakesh KN <rakeshedappal@ yahoo.com>
Subject: [hydforum] Water flux - definition
To: "hydroforum" <hydforum@yahoogroup s.com>, "hydrology model" <hydrologymodel@
yahoogroups. co.in>, gwmodel@yahoogroups .com
Date: Thursday, January 28, 2010, 9:38 AM

Dear friends,

Can anyone explain me the terms 'green water flux' and 'blue water flux' and
methodology for deriving them?

Thanks in advance.

Regards

Rakesh.KN
Senior Research Associate
Ashoka Trust for Research in Ecology and the Enviornment
Royal Enclave,
Sri Rampura, Jakkur
Bangalore

Dear Rakesh, water stored in the plant being used for evapotranspiration is also
part of green water flux.
 
Pratap


--- On Fri, 2/5/10, Rakesh KN <rakeshedappal@...> wrote:

From: Rakesh KN <rakeshedappal@...>
Subject: [hydforum] pratap_singh_1@...
To: hydforum@yahoogroups.com
Date: Friday, February 5, 2010, 11:36 AM

Dear Pratap singh,,

Thank you very much for your response, but i am confused.ﾂ�I already got
some information, but in all thoseﾂ�the green water flux is the
componentﾂ�stored in the plant and using/loosing as evapotranspitation. But
your version is different. Can you explain?
�
Rakesh.K.N.
Senior Research Associate
Ashoka Trust for Research in Ecology and the Enviornment
Royal Enclave;
Sri Rampura, Jakkur
Bangalore - 560064

Ph: 09535109998
rakeshedappal@ gmail.com, rakeshedappal@ yahoo.com

____________ _________ _________ __
From: Pratap Singh <pratap_singh_ 1@...>
To: hydforum@yahoogroup s.com
Sent: Mon, 1 February, 2010 8:43:38 AM
Subject: Re: [hydforum] Water flux - definition
�
Dear Rakesh
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For your information, the blue water flux is defined as the "surface water flux"
whereasﾃ��green water flux respresents"ﾃ�� ground water flux-soil
water storage". The methodologies for estimating these components are well known
and can be found in any standard book of hydrology.
ﾂ�
In case you need futher clarification, please let me know.
ﾂ�
Thanks
ﾂ�
Dr Pratap Singh
Manager (Business Development)
INRM Consultants
(Incubatee company of IIT Delhi)
C-23, Hauz Khas, New Delhi 110 016
Tel: 011 20900989
Cel: 9958249051
ﾂ�

--- On Thu, 1/28/10, Rakesh KN <rakeshedappal@ yahoo.com> wrote:

From: Rakesh KN <rakeshedappal@ yahoo.com>
Subject: [hydforum] Water flux - definition
To: "hydroforum" <hydforum@yahoogrou p s.com>, "hydrology model"
<hydrologymodel@ yahoogroups. co.in>, gwmodel@yahoogroups .com
Date: Thursday, January 28, 2010, 9:38 AM

Dear friends,

Can anyone explain me the terms 'green water flux' and 'blue water flux' and
methodology for deriving them?

Thanks in advance.

Regards

Rakesh.KN
Senior Research Associate
Ashoka Trust for Research in Ecology and the Enviornment
Royal Enclave,
Sri Rampura, Jakkur
Bangalore