Hydroclimatology: Perspectives and Applications

ISBN-13: 9781108462099 / Angielski / Miękka / 2018 / 438 str.

Marlyn L. Shelton

Opis

A graduate textbook on the interdisciplinary significance of hydroclimatology, explaining the relationship between the climate system and the hydrologic cycle.

Recenzje

'… the book provides a useful framework for the subject matter of hydroclimatology.' Contemporary Physics

Spis treści

1. The realm of hydroclimatology; 2. The climate system and the hydrologic cycle; 3. Measuring hydroclimate atmospheric components; 4. Measuring hydroclimate terrestrial components; 5. Remote sensing and hydroclimate data; 6. The runoff process and streamflow; 7. Hydroclimate spatial variations; 8. Hydroclimate temporal variations; 9. Floods: the hydroclimatic extreme of excessive moisture; 10. Droughts: the hydroclimatic extreme of deficient moisture; Bibliography; Index.