Applied hydrology /
Biswajit Mukhopadhyay, Vijay P. Singh.
- xix, 744 pages : illustrations ; 29 cm
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Applied hydrology in the twenty first century -- Review of mathematics -- Statistical hydrology -- Rainfall measurements and models -- Streamflow measurements and statistics -- Abstractions and effective rainfall -- Geomorphologic concepts and watershed characteristics -- Groundwater and baseflow -- Unit hydrograph models -- Kinematic wave models -- Rational method -- Channel routing -- Reservoir routing -- Evaporation and evapotranspiration -- Snowmelt -- Erosion and sedimentation -- Reservoir operations -- Climate change -- Water resources management -- Geographic information system -- Hydrologic modeling.
"This textbook combines the theoretical principles of engineering hydrology with their practical applications. It is indispensable for advanced students in civil, environmental, and agricultural engineering and as a reference textbook for researchers and practicing engineers, bringing them up-todate with modern techniques in applied hydrology"--