Knowledge of the hydrologic cycle and processes affecting rainfall chemistry.

Understanding of the major element geochemistry for surface waters including the impact of biological organisms on lake chemistry.

Understanding of the major element geochemistry of sub-surface water, controls on water composition and the water-bearing properties of common rock types.

Ability to interpret numerical information related to the geochemistry of natural waters.

Ability to interpret and interrogate data concerning the hydraulic behaviour of water in soil under saturated and unsaturated conditions

Understanding the key principles that regulate water storage in soils

Appreciate how processes occuring in soils at the microscale influence management decisions at the macroscale