Includes bibliographical references and index.

Hydrologic perspective. Planetary view -- Water's importance -- Historical perspective -- Modern impetus -- Hydrologic sciences -- Hydrologic entities. Water properties -- Hydrologic processes -- Hydrologic units -- Atmospheric water. Atmospheric humidity -- Precipitation analysis -- Catchment precipitation -- Precipitation disposal. Canopy interception -- Canopy throughfall -- Stemflow characteristics -- Litter interception -- Infiltration potential -- Subsurface water. Infiltration process -- Subsurface storage -- Subsurface flow -- Vaporization processes. Evaporation principles -- Forest transpiration -- Total vaporization -- Water yield. Discharge processes -- Yield derterminants -- Management effects -- Water quality / W.E. Sharpe and D.R. DeWalle -- Quality parameters -- Natural quality -- Timber harvesting -- Ecosystem disturbance -- Quality sampling -- Special topics. Water management -- Watershed rehabilitation -- Flood mitigation -- Snow hydrology -- Municipal watersheds -- Hydrologic observations. Climate stations -- Energy flow -- Forest precipitation -- Precipitation disposal -- Subsurface water -- Vaporization processes -- Streamflow measurement.