Hydrology and the management of watersheds /

This book covers basic concepts and the fundamental aspects of hydrology and hydrologic processes, as well as methods and applications for managing watersheds. Examples throughout the book emphasize the use of web sites and access to the Internet to acquire data, update methods and models, and to ap...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Brooks, Kenneth N.
Otros Autores: Ffolliott, Peter F., Magner, Joseph A.
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Ames, Iowa : Wiley-Blackwell, 2012.
Edición:Fourth edition.
Colección:Engineering professional collection
Temas:
Watershed management.
Watersheds.
Hydrology.
Bassins hydrographiques > Gestion.
Bassins hydrographiques.
Hydrologie.
drainage basins.
watersheds (drainage divides)
TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING > Environmental > Water Supply.
TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING > Hydraulics.
Hydrology
Watershed management
Watersheds
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • 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 wetlands
  • Watershed management issues
  • Socioeconomic considerations in integrated watershed management
  • Tools and emerging technologies.

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