Hydrology: An Introduction

ISBN-13: 9781107135277 / Angielski / Twarda / 2023

Wilfried Brutsaert

Opis

Revised and updated, this classic textbook introduces the fundamental principles of hydrology for advanced students and professionals.

Recenzje

'The second edition of Wilf Brutsaert's book has an imposing wealth of information on the foundations of hydrologic science, based on first principles. The enterprising graduate student (or exceptional undergraduate) who makes the effort to work through the text beginning to end will assuredly have a sound grasp of the underpinnings of the field.' Dennis Lettenmaier, University of California, Los Angeles

Spis treści

1. Introduction; Part I. Water In The Atmosphere: 2. Water aloft: fluid mechanics of the lower atmosphere; 3. Precipitation; 4. Evaporation; Part II. Water On The Surface: 5. Water on the land surface: Fluid mechanics of free surface flow; 6. Overland flow; 7. Streamflow routing; Part III. Water Below The Surface: 8. Water beneath the ground: fluid mechanics in porous materials; 9. Infiltration and related unsaturated flows; 10. Groundwater outflow and base flow; Part IV. Flows At The Catchment Scale In Response To Precipitation: 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; Appendix. Some useful mathematical concepts.