Hydrology : an introduction

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Title:

Author:

Brutsaert, Wilfried, 1934-

ISBN:

9780521824798

9780521531863

Personal Author:

Brutsaert, Wilfried, 1934-

Publication Information:

Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, c2005.

Physical Description:

xi, 605 p. : ill ; 26 cm.

Contents:

1. Introduction -- 2. Water aloft : fluid mechanics of the lower atmosphere -- 3. Precipitation -- 4. Evaporation -- 5. Water on the land surface : fluid mechanics of free surface flow -- 6. Overland flow -- 7. Streamflow routing -- 8. Water beneath the ground : fluid mechanics in porous materials -- 9. Infiltration and related unsaturated flows -- 10. Groundwater outflow and base flow -- 11. Streamflow generation : mechanisms and parameterization -- 12. Streamflow response at the catchment scale -- 13. Elements of frequency analysis in hydrology -- 14. Afterword - a short historical sketch of theories about the water circulation on Earth.

Abstract:

"Hydrology: An Introduction is a textbook that covers the fundamental principles of hydrology, based on the course that Wilfried Brutsaert has taught at Cornell University for the last 30 years. The book will be invaluable as a textbook for entry-level courses in hydrology directed at advanced seniors and graduate students in physical science and engineering. In addition, the book will be more broadly of interest to professional scientists and engineers in hydrology, environmental science, meteorology, agronomy, geology, climatology, oceanography, glaciology, and other earth sciences."--BOOK JACKET.

Subject Term:

Hydrology.

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Water in its different forms has always been a source of wonder, curiosity and practical concern for humans everywhere. Hydrology: An Introduction presents a coherent introduction to the fundamental principles of hydrology, based on the course that Wilfried Brutsaert has taught at Cornell University for the last thirty years. Hydrologic phenomena are dealt with at spatial and temporal scales at which they occur in nature. The physics and mathematics necessary to describe these phenomena are introduced and developed, and readers will require a working knowledge of calculus and basic fluid mechanics. The book will be invaluable as a textbook for entry-level courses in hydrology directed at advanced seniors and graduate students in physical science and engineering. In addition, the book will be more broadly of interest to professional scientists and engineers in hydrology, environmental science, meteorology, agronomy, geology, climatology, oceanology, glaciology and other earth sciences.