Water-Quality Hydrology

ISBN-13: 9789401041768 / Angielski / Miękka / 2012 / 288 str.

V. P. Singh;Bhishm Kumar

Opis

Water is vital to life, maintenance of ecological balance, economic development, and sustenance of civilization. Planning and management of water resources and its optimal use are a matter of urgency for most countries of the world, and even more so for India with a huge population. Growing population and expanding economic activities exert increasing demands on water for varied needs--domestic, industrial, agricultural, power generation, navigation, recreation, etc. In India, agriculture is the highest user of water. The past three decades have witnessed numerous advances as well as have presented intriguing challenges and exciting opportunities in hydrology and water resources. Compounding them has been the growing environmental consciousness. Nowhere are these challenges more apparent than in India. As we approach the twenty first century, it is entirely fitting to take stock of what has been accomplished and what remains to be accomplished, and what accomplishments are relevant, with particular reference to Indian conditions."

Spis treści

- Volume 1: Preface. Section 1: Investigation of Hydrologic Processes. Section 2: Hydrological Measurements. Section 3: Dynamics of Overland Flow. Section 4: Modeling Basin Response. Section 5: Flood Routing. Section 6: Stochastic Modeling of Stream Flow. Section 7: Flood Frequency Analysis. Section 8: Drought Analysis. - Volume 2: Preface. Section 1: Unsaturated Flow. Section 2: Seepage and Drainage. Section 3: Groundwater Recharge. Section 4: Aquifer Response. Section 5: Groundwater Resource Evaluation. - Volume 3: Preface. Section 1: Chemical Transport. Section 2: Solute Transport by Watershed Runoff. Section 3: Sediment Transport in Upland Areas. Section 4: Solute Transport in Vadoze Zone. Section 5: Solute Transport in Ground Water. Section 6: Water Quality Modeling. - Volume 4: Preface. Section 1: Water Resources Planning. Section 2: Water Resources Development. Section 3: Water-Resource System Operation and Management. Section 4: Remote Sensing in Water Resources Investigations. Section 5: Hydraulic Hazards and their Control. Section 6: Environmental Consequences of Water Resources Projects.