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Main Title Introduction to physical hydrology /
Author Hendriks, Martin R.,
Publisher Oxford University Press,
Year Published 2010
OCLC Number 437300029
ISBN 9780199296842; 0199296847
Subjects Hydrology ; Hydrologie
Holdings
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ELAM  GB661.2.H46 2010 Region 5 Library/Chicago,IL 08/23/2010
ELBM  GB661.2.H46 2010 AWBERC Library/Cincinnati,OH 10/26/2011
Collation xx, 331 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 25 cm
Notes
Includes bibliographical references (pages 317-321) and index.
Contents Notes
Introduction. Major water types -- The hydrological cycle -- Drainage basin hydrological processes -- The water balance -- Atmospheric water. Cloud formation -- Generation of precipitation -- Precipitation types -- Measuring precipitation -- Areal precipitation -- Evaporation types and measurement -- Estimating evaporation : Penman-Monteith -- Groundwater. Misconceptions -- Drilling a hole -- Bernoulli to the aid -- Aqui -- Effective infiltration velocity and infiltration rate -- The soil as a wet sponge -- Brothers in science : Darcy and Ohm -- Refracting the water -- Keep it simple and confined -- Continuity and its consequences -- Going Dutch -- Flow nets -- Groundwater flow regimes and systems -- Fresh and saline : Ghijben-Herzberg -- Groundwater hydraulics -- Soil water. Negative water pressures -- Determining the total potential -- The soil as a dry filter paper or a wet sponge -- The soil moisture characteristic -- Drying and wetting : hysteresis -- Unsaturated water flow -- Moving up : capillary rise and evaporation -- Moving down: infiltration and percolation -- Preferential flow -- Surface water. Bernoulli revisited -- Measuring stage, water velocity, and discharge -- Hydrograph analysis -- Conceptual rainfall-runoff models -- Variable source area hydrology -- Conceptual toolkit. If you cannot do the maths -- Mathematical differentiation and integration -- Quick reference to some differentiation rules -- Mathematics toolboxes. Confined aquifer : horizontal flow -- Unconfined aquifer : horizontal flow -- Leaky aquifer : inverse landscape -- Unconfined aquifer with recharge : canals with equal water levels -- Unconfined aquifer with recharge : streams with different water levels -- Confined aquifer : radial-symmetric flow -- Unconfined aquifer : radial-symmetric flow -- Derivation of the Richards equation -- Other forms of the Richards equation -- Open channel flow. Introduction to Physical Hydrology provides students with a solid foundation in the core principles of the subject. Exploring the key rules that govern the flow of water on land, it considers the four major types of water: atmospheric, ground, soil, and surface. The text offers insights into major hydrological processes and shows how the principles of physical hydrology inform our understanding of climate and global hydrology. The book includes a carefully developed and class-tested pedagogical framework: it employs an extensive range of exercises, global examples, and a series of Math Toolboxes to help students engage with and master the material. A Companion Website features resources for students and instructors.