Distributed Hydrologic Modeling Using GIS

• Main Author: Vieux, Baxter E. (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Dordrecht : Springer Netherlands : Imprint: Springer, 2016.
• Edition: 3rd ed. 2016.
• Series: Water Science and Technology Library, 74
• Subjects: Earth sciences.; Hydrology.; Hydrogeology.; Natural disasters.; Physical geography.; Earth Sciences.; Hydrology/Water Resources.; Natural Hazards.; Physical Geography.

This book presents a unified approach for modeling hydrologic processes distributed in space and time using geographic information systems (GIS). This Third Edition focuses on the principles of implementing a distributed model using geospatial data to simulate hydrologic processes in urban, rural an...

Table of Contents:

• 1. Introduction to Physics-based Distributed Hydrology
• 2. Geospatial Data for Hydrology 3 Surface Generation
• 4. Spatial Variability
• 5. Infiltration
• 6. Hydrolic Roughness
• 7. Watersheds and Drainage Networks
• 8. Distributed Precipitation Estimation
• 9. Surface Runoff Model Formulation
• 10. Distributed Model Calibration
• 11. Case Studies in Distributed Hydrology
• 12. Vflo® – Software for Distributed Hydrology
• Index.