WAT-E2040 - Surface Water Resources D, Lecture, 24.10.2023-7.12.2023
Topic outline
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(Section updated 11.8.2023 at 18:00)
The Surface water resources -course will be held on Tuesdays (9:00-12:00) and Thursdays (13:00-16:00) during period II (24.10. – 7.12.2022) on campus. The course starts on Tuesday 24 October 2022 at 9:00 (see Week 1 section). The main form of teaching is contact teaching, and we strongly advice participating on Tuesday and Thursday sessions on campus. See also details from Course Environment- section below. The extra time window for supportive (online exercise) sessions is on Wednesdays 16:00-18:00 in Teams. The lectures of Tuesdays and lectures/introductions of Thursdays are also streamed via Teams, just in case, i.e. if not possible to join on site due to covid-19 etc. reasons (links provided for each week separately). The Teams streaming is not recorded/saved. The exercise and discussion parts of the Tuesday and Thursday teaching occasions are only in class rooms, i.e. no Teams is "on" during the exercises. We are mainly in computer class room U344 on Tuesdays (weeks1-5 of the course) and in Y338 (weeks 1-5 of the course) on Thursdays, but during guest lectures we are in Vesitalo rooms 286+287. During weeks 6 and 7, all teaching occasions are in Vesitalo rooms 286+287. On weeks 6 and 7, we have only contact teaching on Thursdays, no contact/online sessions on Tuesdays nor Wednesdays (this for week 6 may still be updated).
Regarding covid-19, please follow the official rules of Aalto: https://www.aalto.fi/en/aalto-university/information-on-coronavirus. Thus, please, do not participate the contact teaching if feeling sick. In these cases, and if you have any questions, we kindly ask you to contact teacher in advance (eliisa.s.lotsari[at]aalto.fi).
The course will include lectures, exercise sessions, discussion sessions, writing tasks and weekly exercise reports. There is no exam. However, on the final week there is learning café final seminar (not evaluated, but compulsory to participate). Also there will be one mid-course group discussion session during week 4 (on Tuesday 14.11.), which is also compulsory to participate. Week 6 includes group work, in particular on Thursday 30.11., where also participation is expected. Detailed information on course content are given at first lecture, and also before each week starts.
Deadlines for exercises/tasks and evaluation time table of the course:
Return deadline of the weekly exercise is always on next Monday (at 23:59). See detailed deadline dates from the separate sections of each week. The evaluation of the exercise will be returned to students within a week from the exercise's deadline. 80 % of the final grade of the course will based on the weekly exercises. Note, that other courses are running during the same period: Teachers have discussed together, and decided to give as long time for each exercise submission as possible, i.e. until the evening before each new exercise starts. Note that there might be coinciding deadlines with different courses, and therefore, please allocate your times so that you will meet the deadline of each course you are taking, i.e. teachers suggest you to not to leave task preparations for final evening.
Return deadline of the compiled report of weekly writing tasks is on Tueday 5.12. at 12:00 (see detailed instructions and evaluation criteria from "Compiled report of writing tasks" section). The evaluation of the report will be returned as soon as possible. 20 % of the final grade will be based on this compiled report.
Return deadline for the preparatory task for the discussion of week 4 (i.e. mind-map related to the methods of reading material) is by Mon 13.11. at 12:00. These are not evaluated, but return is compulsory for passing the course. The reading material will be part of the reading material of the final seminar, thus it will be further discussed in final seminar. Instructions to the reading material and the preparatory task are given on first week's lecture (thus see the detailed instructions under week 1).
Return deadline of the initial self-assessment is on Wed 25.10. by 16:00, and return deadline of the final self-assessment is on 7.12. by 13:00. These are not evaluated, but return is compulsory for passing the course.Contact teacher in advance, if there is risk for late return. Grade (i.e. not points) will be reduced by 30% of that late return in question. Very final deadline of all returns 7.12. at 13:00 (before final seminar). No acceptance after that.
Evaluation of the whole course will be returned to students when the evaluation week 6 exercise (teachers have week time to evaluate after each return), and the evaluation of the compiled weekly writing task report are finalized.
Course mid-term feedback will be surveyed during week 4, and official Aalto system's feedback form will be sent automatically to you in the end of course. Feedback on your feedback (vastapalaute) will be given around 2 weeks after the course has ended, which is when the automated system sends the official feedback results to the responsible teacher.The detailed course contents, instructions and lectures are defined under the separate section for each week.
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Tuesday 24 Oct, 9:00-12:00 (U344 computer class room, Otakaari 1): Lecture and exercise sessions (individual work)
Introduction lecture (Eliisa Lotsari, 1h, U344). Reading material given for the final seminar's task.
Hydrological extremes - frequency analysis of floods and droughts, case study from Tenojoki (Tuure Takala, lecture 1h and exercise 1h, U344)
Wednesday 25 Oct, 16:00-18:00, zoom/teams:
Tuure Takala: The extra time window for supportive session of the exercise.
Thursday 26 Oct, 13:00-16:00:
Vesitalo 286-287, Tietotie 1E: Noora Veijalainen: Climate change, hydrology, and floods (1 h lecture)
Y338 computer class room, Otakaari 1, 14:00-16:00: Exercise sessions continue with Tuure Takala (2 h)
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Teams links, if needed (note on Tuesday and Thursday the Teams is "on" only during lecture/introduction, not during the exercise part of the session on those days):Tuesday lecture: https://teams.microsoft.com/l/meetup-join/19%3ameeting_MjhlNjY2MGQtOGM2Mi00NzVkLWJkNDgtODQ1NDg3Y2FhZTBm%40thread.v2/0?context=%7b%22Tid%22%3a%22ae1a7724-4041-4462-a6dc-538cb199707e%22%2c%22Oid%22%3a%22dde4f8a1-5dfd-48f0-8d1e-4d1a968a6fce%22%7d
Wednesday online exercise session: https://teams.microsoft.com/l/meetup-join/19%3ameeting_MmJhMGRiNjUtNDFmYi00ZTdjLWFjNzgtZTNiMmEyMWIzNTZj%40thread.v2/0?context=%7b%22Tid%22%3a%22ae1a7724-4041-4462-a6dc-538cb199707e%22%2c%22Oid%22%3a%22dde4f8a1-5dfd-48f0-8d1e-4d1a968a6fce%22%7d
Thursday lecture/intro: https://teams.microsoft.com/l/meetup-join/19%3ameeting_MDUyNDI5ZDEtZTNmZi00MDlkLWExMzktMDVlZDEwNTg5NzY2%40thread.v2/0?context=%7b%22Tid%22%3a%22ae1a7724-4041-4462-a6dc-538cb199707e%22%2c%22Oid%22%3a%22dde4f8a1-5dfd-48f0-8d1e-4d1a968a6fce%22%7d -
Tue 31 Oct, 9:00-12:00 (U344 computer class room, Otakaari 1): Lecture and exercise sessions (individual work)
Juha-Matti Välimäki and Tuure Takala:
Introduction and theories of particle tracking (LSPIV and PTV) methods for analysing surface flow velocity from remote sensing data. Examples of surface flow based on data gathered with UAV (un-manned aerial vehicle) platforms (1h)
Practical introduction to the exercise using particle tracking methods for analysing surface flow velocity from remote sensing data: case from Pulmanki river in frazil ice conditions (lecture 1 h)
Exercise 1h.
Wednesday 1 Nov, 16:00-18:00, Teams:
Juha-Matti Välimäki and Tuure Takala: The extra time window for supportive session of the exercise.
Thu 2 Nov, 13:00-16:00 (Y338 computer class room, Otakaari 1):
Exercise sessions continue with Juha-Matti Välimäki and Tuure Takala (3 h). Note, as the teaching occasion is only exercise session, no Teams is on.
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Teams links, if needed (note on Tuesday the Teams is "on" only during lecture/introduction, not during the exercise part of the session on that day):Tuesday lecture: https://teams.microsoft.com/l/meetup-join/19%3ameeting_NGQ0MTE4YjItMTQxNy00MjEzLTk1ZGEtZDZiNDUzYzM0NmM5%40thread.v2/0?context=%7b%22Tid%22%3a%22ae1a7724-4041-4462-a6dc-538cb199707e%22%2c%22Oid%22%3a%22dde4f8a1-5dfd-48f0-8d1e-4d1a968a6fce%22%7d
Wednesday online exercise session: https://teams.microsoft.com/l/meetup-join/19%3ameeting_NmUwYjI5NjQtNGVjYy00OGNmLWI1YTItZWQwZDQ2MDY2Nzc1%40thread.v2/0?context=%7b%22Tid%22%3a%22ae1a7724-4041-4462-a6dc-538cb199707e%22%2c%22Oid%22%3a%22dde4f8a1-5dfd-48f0-8d1e-4d1a968a6fce%22%7d
Thursday lecture/intro: No Teams, as the session is only exercise continuation from previous days (no lectures/intros). -
Tue 7 Nov, 9:00-12:00 (U344 computer class room, Otakaari 1):
Eliisa Lotsari: Modelling of surface water environments, and introduction to numerical modelling (lecture 60 mins).
15 mins break.
Virpi Pajunen: Numerical river modelling (incl. ice cover and sediment transport) exercise from Pulmanki River with HEC-RAS model (lecture 45 mins + 15 mins break + exercise 30 mins).
Wednesday 8 Nov, 16:00-18:00, zoom/teams:
Virpi Pajunen: The extra time window for supportive session of the exercise.
Thu 9 Nov, 13:00-16:00
Vesitalo 286-287, Tietotie 1E: Juha Aaltonen: Hydrodynamic and flood modelling at Finnish Environment Institute (lecture 1h)
Y338 computer class room, Otakaari 1, 14:00-16:00: Exercise sessions continue with Virpi Pajunen (2 h).
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Teams links, if needed (note on Tuesday and Thursday the Teams is "on" only during lecture/introduction, not during the exercise part of the session on those days):Tuesday lecture: https://teams.microsoft.com/l/meetup-join/19%3ameeting_YmJjNjUxMjEtYTNjMC00ODI5LTg4YTUtM2M5OTc5YjM3MTc1%40thread.v2/0?context=%7b%22Tid%22%3a%22ae1a7724-4041-4462-a6dc-538cb199707e%22%2c%22Oid%22%3a%22dde4f8a1-5dfd-48f0-8d1e-4d1a968a6fce%22%7d
Wednesday online exercise session: https://teams.microsoft.com/l/meetup-join/19%3ameeting_ODY2NGQ4ZGItZjk4MC00ZTBmLWEzYmItYThlNjZhY2JlZWU0%40thread.v2/0?context=%7b%22Tid%22%3a%22ae1a7724-4041-4462-a6dc-538cb199707e%22%2c%22Oid%22%3a%22dde4f8a1-5dfd-48f0-8d1e-4d1a968a6fce%22%7d
Thursday lecture/intro: https://teams.microsoft.com/l/meetup-join/19%3ameeting_MTZiNDAzM2EtMGE4Mi00Zjc2LWI4N2MtMDllYzk5YjM5M2Zh%40thread.v2/0?context=%7b%22Tid%22%3a%22ae1a7724-4041-4462-a6dc-538cb199707e%22%2c%22Oid%22%3a%22dde4f8a1-5dfd-48f0-8d1e-4d1a968a6fce%22%7d
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Before the first session, return the mind-map exercise based on the reading material by Mon 13.11. at 12:00. Return box can be found below this page.
Tue 14 Nov, 9:00-12:00 (U344 computer class room, Otakaari 1): group discussion (attendance expected at class room, similarly as in final seminar), lecture and exercise sessions (individual work)
Eliisa Lotsari: Flood risk mapping and analysis, based on GIS methods
(introduction and discussion session 1h, i.e. 45 mins + 15 mins break [attendance expected at class room, similarly as in final seminar];
lecture 1 h (60mins); 15 min break; Exercise instructions and start working with the exercise (30 mins)
Wednesday 15 Nov, 16:00-18:00, Teams:
Eliisa Lotsari: The extra time window for supportive session of the exercise.
Thursday 16 Nov, 13:00-16:00 (Y338 computer class room, Otakaari 1):
Mid-course feedback discussion (~15 min) + Exercise sessions continue with Eliisa Lotsari (all in all 3 h)
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Teams links, if needed (note on Tuesday Teams is "on" only during lecture and instructions of exercise (at 10:00- ~11:20), not during the group discussion nor the exercise parts of the session):Tuesday lecture: https://teams.microsoft.com/l/meetup-join/19%3ameeting_ZjVkOWVhZTEtYTBmMC00YzVlLTg2MTQtNTI3YjkyMTA2NzE5%40thread.v2/0?context=%7b%22Tid%22%3a%22ae1a7724-4041-4462-a6dc-538cb199707e%22%2c%22Oid%22%3a%22dde4f8a1-5dfd-48f0-8d1e-4d1a968a6fce%22%7d
Wednesday online exercise session: https://teams.microsoft.com/l/meetup-join/19%3ameeting_NDU1MTU0OWQtMDI4Ni00NzlhLTg5MWUtZTJiN2MwNTJjNjAw%40thread.v2/0?context=%7b%22Tid%22%3a%22ae1a7724-4041-4462-a6dc-538cb199707e%22%2c%22Oid%22%3a%22dde4f8a1-5dfd-48f0-8d1e-4d1a968a6fce%22%7d
Thursday: No Teams streaming, as there is no lecture, and as whole session is exercise in the class room. -
Tue 21 Nov, 9:00-10:40 (Note change in location: Lecture room 286 Water building):
Tue 21 Nov, 10:50-12:00 (U344 computer class room, Otakaari 1):
Harri Koivusalo: Lake water balance and regulation (Exercise session, individual work together in computer class)
Wednesday 22 Nov, 16:30-18:00, Teams.
Harri Koivusalo: The extra time window for support about the exercise.
Thursday 23 Nov, 13:00-16:00 (Y338 computer class room, Otakaari 1):
Exercise continues with Harri Koivusalo (3 h). Note, no Teams is on during this session, as we do not have any lecture.
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Teams links, if needed (note on Tuesday and Thursday the Teams is "on" only during lecture/introduction, not during the exercise part of the session on those days):Tuesday lecture: https://teams.microsoft.com/l/meetup-join/19%3ameeting_MTIxMmVhYmYtMjhhZi00NDNiLTkwOTUtNGMzZTM3NmIzZWU5%40thread.v2/0?context=%7b%22Tid%22%3a%22ae1a7724-4041-4462-a6dc-538cb199707e%22%2c%22Oid%22%3a%22dde4f8a1-5dfd-48f0-8d1e-4d1a968a6fce%22%7d
Wednesday online exercise session: https://teams.microsoft.com/l/meetup-join/19%3ameeting_NzViYWYzMWUtZDgwYy00NDFlLThiOWItM2FmODlhOGE5Yjg1%40thread.v2/0?context=%7b%22Tid%22%3a%22ae1a7724-4041-4462-a6dc-538cb199707e%22%2c%22Oid%22%3a%22dde4f8a1-5dfd-48f0-8d1e-4d1a968a6fce%22%7d
Thursday session: no Teams is on, as we do not have any lecture. -
Vesienkäytön suunnittelu / Water management
Tue 28 Nov, 9:00-12:00: No contact session, instructions for the reading material and small task are opened in MyCourses.
Wednesday 29 Nov: NO online session.
Thursday 30 Nov, 13:00-16:00 (Water Building Lecture Hall 286+287, Tietotie 1E)
Marko Keskinen: Lecture and group work session.
No weekly exercise to be returned. Only weekly writing task for compiled report.
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Teams links, if needed for online attendance:NO Tuesday nor Wednesday exercise session.
Thursday session only live, not over Teams.
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Tue 5 Dec and and Wednesday 6 Dec: No lecture/teaching (Independence day on 6 Dec).
During the week, you will concentrate on 1) finalize and return your compiled writing task report by Tuesday 5.12. at 12:00 , 2) preparing to final seminar.
Thu 7 Dec 13:00-16:00 (Vesitalo lecture hall 286+287, Tietotie 1E): Final seminar in learning café style, Eliisa Lotsari (reading material and reading instructions given on first week: see from the lecture 1). The practical instructions of seminar, tools and extra material will be given in the beginning of the learning cáfe. Note that there is no Teams streaming during the final seminar, as attandance on-site is expected.
Final deadline for all yet unsubmitted works on 7 Dec at 13:00, i.e. just before the final seminar (whose deadline has passed: return vie eliisa.s.lotsari [at] aalto.fi).
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Self-assess your skills related to a course’s learning objectives and content prior the course is implemented (initial self-assessment). And then repeat the self-assessment at the end of the course (final self-assessment). The assessment questionaire takes 2-3 minutes to fill.
Return the responses in Excel sheet (download the Excel from MyCourses) via MyCourses. Deadline 25.10. at 16.00 for “initial”, and for “final” during 4.-7.12. (by 13:00 on 7 Dec, just before the final seminar starts).
NOTE: ADD YOUR SURNAME IN THE FILE NAME, BEFORE RETURNING THE ASSESSMENTS.
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You will have each week one short writing task related to the theme of the week. NOTE: Artificial Intelligence tools are not allowed to be used when writing these writing tasks for the compiled report. There are all together 6 short writing tasks, which you compile in one report and return them all together by 5.12.2022 (one task written on one page). The aim of the writing task is to synthesize and enlarge your knowledge of the methods learned during each week and their applicability in different approaches and different environments.
Write each week 0.5-1 page (i.e. 300 - 600 words) of the given topic (see below). Thus, the text can be short, as far as it includes the requested content. The page settings are: A4 page, Times New Roman font, 12 pt font size, line spacing 1/single, margins "narrow" (in Word).
Evaluation: maximum points from each writing task is 5 points (each task needs to be included in the return). All in all the whole compiled report of writing tasks is thus 30 points at maximum. The report is evaluated as one entity, as follows:
10 points corresponds to grade 1 (passing)= this can be gained when answering correctly to the task in question (without using material of the course, and without additional references). Thus, it is possible to pass the writing tasks without applying course material and/or other references.
20 points is grade 3 = this is the basic level, i.e. the student synthesize the topic in question by using the material of the weekly exercise in question (what is shared during the week: exercise, lectures, scientific papers etc. -> remember to refer correctly!), and also other material so far provided during the course (i.e. any material given by the end of that certain week to which the writing task relates to), such as final seminar material. If applying these materials, remember always to cite to them within text and add them in the reference list.
30 points is grade 5 = this can be gained when using couple/few additional literature references (in addition to the ones used for gaining grade 3) when synthesizing the week's writing, and the text is brought to higher scientific level. (Tip: Scientific references can be found such as via Sciencedirect or university libraries). If applying material and references, remember always to cite to them within text and add reference list.
Note, that no plagiarism is accepted.
Note also that not too much time is expect to use for each writing task, i.e. maximum 3 hours per week. These writing tasks are meant to be concise.
Week 1 writing task: In which type of research and practical purposes different frequency analyses methods have been and could be applied? How, and what kind of, frequency analyses are taken into account in climate change and river regulation research, for example?
Week 2 writing task: What are the advantages and disadvantages of the particle tracking velocimetry methods compared to the traditional flow velocity measurements? What is their potential in analysing surface water resources in different natural and build environments?
Week 3 writing task: Compare different 1D, 2D and 3D modelling approaches and their applications in different changing environmental conditions. In addition, think about what would be needed (data/method/approach) for modelling larger central European river, compared to ice-covered Northern European river (such as the river simulated during week 3's exercise)?
Week 4 writing task: What impacts climate change has on seasonal flood risk in Europe? What are the major uncertainties in analysing flood risk in fast developing built environments? Thus, include also shortly about possibilities related to available open-access GIS data sets (you can give examples of data sets such as from Finland and/or elsewhere in Europe).
Week 5 writing task: What conflicting interests are there and how can they be considered in water course regulation? How can decision analysis be used as a decision support tool in regulation? What kind of pressures climate change is causing to lake water balance and water course regulation?
Week 6 writing task: The course has concentrated in Finland to three watersheds: Tana River, Kokemäenjoki River and Tuusula lake (part of Vantaanjoki River watershed). Select one of these three areas, and apply your knowledge learned during IWRM exercise to this selected Finnish site. What watershed characteristics are needed to take into account, and what perspectives/aspects are needed to think when managing the Finnish water system in question?
Return the compiled report by Wednesday 5.12. at 12:00. Thus, include all reports in one single document. For easing the work load in the end of the course, we suggest you to write each of the tasks during the week they relate to.