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Graham E. Fogg was hired at U.C. Davis in 1989 and retired in 2020 as Professor of Hydrogeology and…

This first presentation introduces the course goals, teaching philosophy, and syllabus using a 24-minute video.

Jan W. Hopmans is Professor of Vadose Zone Hydrology at the University of California, Davis. His research and teaching focuses on soil hydrology, irrigation water and nutrient management, and…

This 47-minute presentation presents a case study of how field methods were integrated with data analyses and analytical modeling to work out the various mechanisms by with wind, runoff, and tides…

This 53-minute presentation offers a case study in which a simple, naive idea led to fundamentally new advancements in science, aided by innovations in field methods.

This 62-minute presentation introduces the hydrological and geomorphological concepts guiding elementary river restoration practices in the late 20th and early 21st century.

This 58-minute presentation describes how to measure cumulative infiltration and infiltration rate through time.

This 44-minute presentation introduces concepts associated with measuring soil water content and matric potential.

This 62-minute presentation lays out the basic concepts and measurement approaches for water and energy fluxes associated with evaporation, transpiration, and evapotranspiration.

This 29-minute presentation covers concepts and field methods for groundwater flux at local and aquifer scales.

This 16-minute presentation introduces concepts about aquifers and how water levels can be automatically recorded using dataloggers with pressure transducers. It also explains how a pressure…

This 14-minute presentation introduces the concept of hydraulic head in wells and explains how to measure it. Errata: slides should say, "Chapter 17B" and "p. 17-#"

This 51-minute presentation presents a long list of technologies for making holes in the Earth's surface to collect subsurface sedimentary samples as well as to create wells for groundwater…

This 23-minute presentation explains key conditions and processes in estuaries, and then shows a case study of field-based monitoring of estuarine health.

This 32-minute presentation explains key conditions and processes in lakes, highlights some of the water quality technologies, and shows a unique example of lake conditions at volcanos.

This 42-minute presentation explains how deliberate and accidental materials released into natural waters can be used to reveal the mechanisms by which water moves around and transfers the materials…