2013 AGU abstract for Building Capacity for Hydrologic Science in Africa and Asia session

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Field Training Activities for Hydrologic Science in West Java, Indonesia

Christanti Agustina1, Putri Yasmin Nurul Fajri2, Fakhri Fathoni3, Triananda Gusti4, Ayisya Cindy
Harifa5, Yanuar Hendra5, Desy Rayahu Hernanti4, Novia Lusiana6, Faizal Rohmat7, Carmen
Agouridis8, Alan Fryar9, Adam Milewski10, Nora Pandjaitan2, Roh Santoso2, Agus Surharyanto11
1
Dept. of Soil Science, Universitas Brawijaya, Malang 65145, Indonesia; 2Dept. of Civil and
Environmental Engineering, Bogor Agricultural University, Bogor 16680, Indonesia; 3Dept. of
Natural Resources Management, Universitas Brawijaya, Malang 65145, Indonesia; 4Dept. of Civil
Engineering, Universitas Indonesia, Depok 16424, Indonesia; 5Dept. of Water Resources Engineering,
Universitas Brawijaya, Malang 65145, Indonesia; 6Dept. of Agricultural Engineering, Universitas
Brawijaya, Malang 65145, Indonesia; 7Faculty of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Institut
Teknologi Bandung, Bandung 40132, Indonesia; 8Dept. of Biosystems and Agricultural Engineering,
University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY 40506; 9Dept. of Earth and Environmental Sciences,
University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY 40506; 10Dept. of Geology, University of Georgia, Athens,
GA 30602; 11Dept. of Civil Engineering, Universitas Brawijaya, Malang 65145, Indonesia

In hydrologic science and engineering, one challenge is establishing a common framework for
discussion among workers from different disciplines. As part of the Building Opportunity Out of
Science and Technology: Helping Hydrologic Outreach (BOOST H2O) project, which is supported
by the U.S. Department of State, nine current or recent graduate students from four Indonesian
universities participated in a week of training activities during June 2013. Students had backgrounds
in agricultural engineering, civil and environmental engineering, water resources engineering, natural
resources management, and soil science. Professors leading the training, which was based at Bogor
Agricultural University (IPB) in west Java, included an agricultural engineer, civil engineers, and
geologists. Activities in surface-water hydrology included geomorphic assessment of streams
(measuring slope, cross-section, and bed-clast size) and gauging stream flow (wading with top-setting
rods and a current meter for a large stream, and using a bucket and stopwatch for a small stream).
Groundwater-hydrology activities included measuring depth to water in wells, conducting a pumping
test with an observation well, and performing vertical electrical soundings to infer hydrostratigraphy.
Students also performed relatively simple water-quality measurements (temperature, electrical
conductivity, pH, and alkalinity) in streams, wells, and springs. The group analyzed data with
commercially-available software such as AQTESOLV for well hydraulics, freeware such as the U.S.
Geological Survey alkalinity calculator, and Excel spreadsheets. Results were discussed in the context
of landscape position, lithology, and land use.