Hydrology and the management of watersheds /

• Κύριος συγγραφέας: Brooks, Kenneth N.
• Άλλοι συγγραφείς: Ffolliott, Peter F., Magner, Joseph A.
• Μορφή: Ηλ. βιβλίο
• Γλώσσα: English
• Έκδοση: Ames, Iowa : Wiley-Blackwell, 2012.
• Έκδοση: 4th ed.
• Θέματα: Watershed management.; Watersheds.; Hydrology.; TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING > Environmental > Water Supply.; TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING > Hydraulics.; Electronic books.

"Hydrology and the Management of Watersheds, Fourth Edition is a major revision and restructuring of this popular text. The content and scope have been improved and condensed, covering basic concepts and the fundamental aspects of hydrology and hydrologic processes, as well as methods and appli...

Πίνακας περιεχομένων:

• Hydrologic cycle and the water budget
• Precipitation
• Evaporation, interception, and transpiration
• Infiltration, pathways of water flow and recharge
• Streamflow measurement and analysis
• Groundwater and groundwater-surface water exchange
• Soil erosion processes and control
• Sediment supply, transport, and yield
• Fluvial processes and implications for stream management
• Water-quality characteristics
• Managing wildland watersheds
• Managing riparian communities and wtelands
• Watershed management issues
• Socioeconomic considerations in integrated watershed management
• Tools and emerging technologies.