Hydrology and the management of watersheds [[electronic resource] /] / Kenneth N. Brooks, Peter F. Ffolliott, Joseph A. Magner
| Hydrology and the management of watersheds [[electronic resource] /] / Kenneth N. Brooks, Peter F. Ffolliott, Joseph A. Magner |
| Autore | Brooks Kenneth N |
| Edizione | [4th ed.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Ames, Ia., : Wiley-Blackwell, 2012 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (564 p.) |
| Disciplina | 627 |
| Altri autori (Persone) |
FfolliottPeter F
MagnerJoseph A |
| Soggetto topico |
Watershed management
Watersheds Hydrology |
| ISBN |
1-118-45975-X
1-283-65625-6 1-118-45976-8 |
| Classificazione | TEC010030 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
HYDROLOGY AND THE MANAGEMENT OF WATERSHEDS; CONTENTS; PREFACE; DEFINITION OF TERMS; PART 1 Watersheds, Hydrologic Processes, and Pathways; CHAPTER 1 Introduction; OVERVIEW; WATERSHEDS; Watersheds and Stream Orders; A Geomorphologic Perspective; Watershed Assessments; INTEGRATED WATERSHED MANAGEMENT; SUSTAINABLE USE AND DEVELOPMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES; Land and Water Scarcity; Coping with Hydrometeorological Extremes; WATERSHEDS, ECOSYSTEM MANAGEMENT, AND CUMULATIVE EFFECTS; RECONCILING WATERSHED AND POLITICAL BOUNDARIES; SUMMARY AND LEARNING POINTS; REFERENCES; WEBLIOGRAPHY
CHAPTER 2 Hydrologic Cycle and the Water BudgetINTRODUCTION; PROPERTIES OF WATER; Importance of Polarity; State of Water; THE HYDROLOGIC CYCLE; Hydrologic Processes; Water Budget; ENERGY AND THE HYDROLOGIC CYCLE; Radiation; Energy Budget; Energy and the Flow of Liquid Water; WATER FLOW IN SOIL; WATER FLOW ON LAND AND IN STREAM CHANNELS; SUMMARY AND LEARNING POINTS; REFERENCES; CHAPTER 3 Precipitation; INTRODUCTION; PRECIPITATION PROCESS; RAINFALL; Methods of Rainfall Measurement; Number of Gauges Required; Calculating Mean Rainfall on a Watershed; Errors Associated with Rainfall Measurement Analysis of Rainfall MeasurementsSNOWFALL; Methods of Snowfall Measurement; Analysis of Snowfall Measurements; Snowmelt; SUMMARY AND LEARNING POINTS; REFERENCES; WEBLIOGRAPHY; CHAPTER 4 Evaporation, Interception, and Transpiration; INTRODUCTION; THE EVAPORATION PROCESS; EVAPORATION FROM WATER BODIES; EVAPORATION FROM SOIL SURFACES; INTERCEPTION; Components of Interception; Interception Process; Hydrologic Importance of Interception; TRANSPIRATION; Measurement of Transpiration; Transpiration and Interception Relationships; Effects of Vegetative Cover; POTENTIAL EVAPOTRANSPIRATION ESTIMATING ACTUAL EVAPOTRANSPIRATIONEvapotranspiration/Potential Evapotranspiration Approach; Water Budget Approach; SUMMARY AND LEARNING POINTS; REFERENCES; CHAPTER 5 Infiltration, Pathways of Water Flow, and Recharge; INTRODUCTION; INFILTRATION; Infiltration Capacity; Measurement of Infiltration; Infiltration Equations; Land-use Impacts on Infiltration; Water-Repellent Soils; Soil Frost; PATHWAYS OF WATER FLOW; Groundwater Recharge; Water Flow into Stream Channels; Streamflow Regimes; Streamflow Hydrograph; Hillslope Hydrology; Variable Source Area Concept Factors Affecting Stormflow ResponseSUMMARY AND LEARNING POINTS; REFERENCES; CHAPTER 6 Streamflow Measurement and Analysis; INTRODUCTION; MEASUREMENT OF STREAMFLOW; Measuring Discharge; Precalibrated Structures for Streamflow Measurement; Monitoring Streamflow in the United States; Obtaining Discharge Information on Ungauged Streams; METHODS FOR ESTIMATING STREAMFLOW CHARACTERISTICS; Direct Transfer of Streamflow Information; Estimating Peak Discharge; Stormflow Response; Analysis of Recession Flows; Computer Simulation Models; Streamflow Routing; Streamflow-Frequency Analysis SUMMARY AND LEARNING POINTS |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910141379103321 |
Brooks Kenneth N
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| Ames, Ia., : Wiley-Blackwell, 2012 | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Hydrology and the management of watersheds / / Kenneth N. Brooks, Peter F. Ffolliott, Joseph A. Magner
| Hydrology and the management of watersheds / / Kenneth N. Brooks, Peter F. Ffolliott, Joseph A. Magner |
| Autore | Brooks Kenneth N |
| Edizione | [4th ed.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Ames, Ia., : Wiley-Blackwell, 2012 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (564 p.) |
| Disciplina | 627 |
| Altri autori (Persone) |
FfolliottPeter F
MagnerJoseph A |
| Soggetto topico |
Watershed management
Watersheds Hydrology |
| ISBN |
9781118459751
111845975X 9781283656252 1283656256 9781118459768 1118459768 |
| Classificazione | TEC010030 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
HYDROLOGY AND THE MANAGEMENT OF WATERSHEDS; CONTENTS; PREFACE; DEFINITION OF TERMS; PART 1 Watersheds, Hydrologic Processes, and Pathways; CHAPTER 1 Introduction; OVERVIEW; WATERSHEDS; Watersheds and Stream Orders; A Geomorphologic Perspective; Watershed Assessments; INTEGRATED WATERSHED MANAGEMENT; SUSTAINABLE USE AND DEVELOPMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES; Land and Water Scarcity; Coping with Hydrometeorological Extremes; WATERSHEDS, ECOSYSTEM MANAGEMENT, AND CUMULATIVE EFFECTS; RECONCILING WATERSHED AND POLITICAL BOUNDARIES; SUMMARY AND LEARNING POINTS; REFERENCES; WEBLIOGRAPHY
CHAPTER 2 Hydrologic Cycle and the Water BudgetINTRODUCTION; PROPERTIES OF WATER; Importance of Polarity; State of Water; THE HYDROLOGIC CYCLE; Hydrologic Processes; Water Budget; ENERGY AND THE HYDROLOGIC CYCLE; Radiation; Energy Budget; Energy and the Flow of Liquid Water; WATER FLOW IN SOIL; WATER FLOW ON LAND AND IN STREAM CHANNELS; SUMMARY AND LEARNING POINTS; REFERENCES; CHAPTER 3 Precipitation; INTRODUCTION; PRECIPITATION PROCESS; RAINFALL; Methods of Rainfall Measurement; Number of Gauges Required; Calculating Mean Rainfall on a Watershed; Errors Associated with Rainfall Measurement Analysis of Rainfall MeasurementsSNOWFALL; Methods of Snowfall Measurement; Analysis of Snowfall Measurements; Snowmelt; SUMMARY AND LEARNING POINTS; REFERENCES; WEBLIOGRAPHY; CHAPTER 4 Evaporation, Interception, and Transpiration; INTRODUCTION; THE EVAPORATION PROCESS; EVAPORATION FROM WATER BODIES; EVAPORATION FROM SOIL SURFACES; INTERCEPTION; Components of Interception; Interception Process; Hydrologic Importance of Interception; TRANSPIRATION; Measurement of Transpiration; Transpiration and Interception Relationships; Effects of Vegetative Cover; POTENTIAL EVAPOTRANSPIRATION ESTIMATING ACTUAL EVAPOTRANSPIRATIONEvapotranspiration/Potential Evapotranspiration Approach; Water Budget Approach; SUMMARY AND LEARNING POINTS; REFERENCES; CHAPTER 5 Infiltration, Pathways of Water Flow, and Recharge; INTRODUCTION; INFILTRATION; Infiltration Capacity; Measurement of Infiltration; Infiltration Equations; Land-use Impacts on Infiltration; Water-Repellent Soils; Soil Frost; PATHWAYS OF WATER FLOW; Groundwater Recharge; Water Flow into Stream Channels; Streamflow Regimes; Streamflow Hydrograph; Hillslope Hydrology; Variable Source Area Concept Factors Affecting Stormflow ResponseSUMMARY AND LEARNING POINTS; REFERENCES; CHAPTER 6 Streamflow Measurement and Analysis; INTRODUCTION; MEASUREMENT OF STREAMFLOW; Measuring Discharge; Precalibrated Structures for Streamflow Measurement; Monitoring Streamflow in the United States; Obtaining Discharge Information on Ungauged Streams; METHODS FOR ESTIMATING STREAMFLOW CHARACTERISTICS; Direct Transfer of Streamflow Information; Estimating Peak Discharge; Stormflow Response; Analysis of Recession Flows; Computer Simulation Models; Streamflow Routing; Streamflow-Frequency Analysis SUMMARY AND LEARNING POINTS |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910826632703321 |
Brooks Kenneth N
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| Ames, Ia., : Wiley-Blackwell, 2012 | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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