Environmental hydrology

Previous edition: Boca Raton: Lewis Publishers, 2004.

The Hydrologic Cycle, Water Resources, and Society The Water, Food, Industry,

Population Growth Nexus The Hydrologic Cycle Water Resources in the United States The Importance of Hydrology to Society Modeling the Hydrologic Cycle Hydrologic Data Analysis Advantages and Disadvantages of Modeling Data Typical Model Architecture Problems Precipitation Introduction Causes of Precipitation Precipitation Events Measurement of Precipitation Storm Time Trends Average Precipitation over an Area Rainfall Frequency Distributions Probability of an Event Occurring Rainfall Erosivity Climate Change and Uncertainty Problems Infiltration and Soil Water Processes Introduction Soil Water Relationships Infiltration and Soil Water Retention Factors Affecting Water Movement into and through Soils Soil Water Balance Estimating Infiltration Rates Perspective on Infiltration Methods Measurement of.

Soil Properties Problems Soil Moisture and Evapotranspiration Introduction Evaporation Process Evapotranspiration From Soil and Plants Measuring Evaporation or Evapotranspiration Weather Data Sources and Preparation Estimating Evaporation and Evapotranspiration Advances in Estimating Crop Evapotranspiration Evapotranspiration and Soil Water Budgets in Space and Time Using Evapotranspiration Data and Management Strategies Problems Runoff and Drainage Introduction Factors Affecting Runoff Processes Watershed Factors that Affect Runoff Runoff Characteristics: The Hydrograph Predicting Volume of Stormflow and Total Runoff Prediction of Peak Runoff Rate Stormwater Hydrographs Assessment and Application of Flood Estimation Techniques Agricultural Land Drainage Modifications Determining Subsurface Drainage Flows Flow Duration.

Pools and Runs (Based on Newbury et al, 2011 with permission from the American Geophysical Union) Weirs, Flumes, and Culverts Backwater Analysis Rock Structures Sizing Rock Routing flows through Channels and Rivers Routing flow through Reservoirs Problems Soil Conservation and Sediment Budgets Introduction Factors Affecting Erosion by Water Types of Erosion Estimating Soil Loss and Soil Loss Tolerance Universal Soil Loss Equation Nonagricultural Applications of the USLE Downstream Sediment Yields Single-Event Sediment Yields Sediment Budget Concepts Sediment Storage in Large Reservoirs Problems (Note: The first 7 problems relate to Equation 9.1) Hydrology of Forests, Wetlands, and Cold Climates Introduction How are Forests Different? Forest Climates: Rain and Snow Interception: Rain, Snow,

And Fog Energy Balance in Forests Evapotranspiration Snowmelt Infiltration Subsurface Flow (Interflow) Surface Runoff Streamflow and Watershed Hydrology Erosion: Sediment Budget Deforestation, Fires,

And Silviculture Rangelands and Grazing Wetlands Problems Hydrogeology Introduction Characterization of Groundwater Flow Groundwater Flow Patterns and Stream Interaction Flow to Wells Capture Zones of Wells Fracture Flow Groundwater Vulnerability Problems Human Impacts on Water Resources: Prevention and Treatment Strategies Introduction Human Impacts on Stream Health Flood Forecasting and Management Urban Impacts Conundrum of Understanding Discharge Frequency Reducing Runoff from Urban Areas Detention and Retention Ponds Agricultural Impacts on Water Quality Agricultural Water Quality Best Management Practices Landfills Problems Fundamentals of Remote Sensing and Geographic Information Systems for Hydrologic Applications Introduction Products Parts of the Spectrum and Radiation.

Characteristics Data Types and Databases Remote Sensing Characteristics of Water Applications Practical Exercises on Conducting and Reporting Hydrologic Studies Introduction Conducting a Hydrologic Study Reporting a Hydrologic Study Report Contents General Guidelines for Preparing Exercise Reports Exercise 14.1: Precipitation (See Theory in Chapter 2) Exercise 14.2: Evaporation (See Theory in Chapter 4) Exercise 14.3: Runoff (See Theory in Chapter 5) Exercise 14.4: Flow Duration (See Theory in Chapter 5) Exercise 14.5: Storm Runoff, Totals,

And Peaks (See Theory in Chapter 5) Exercise 14.6: Erosion and Elementary Sediment Routing (See Theory in Chapter 9) Exercise 14.7: Streamflow Measurement in the Field (See Theory in Chapter 7) Exercise 14.8: Watershed or Drainage Basin Morphology (See Theory in 6) Exercise 14.9: The Practical use of Soil Surveys for Environmental Management The Practical use of Soils Maps for Management References Appendices Index.

Front Cover; Dedication; Tribute; Contents; Foreword: For the Student; Acknowledgments; Authors; Introduction; Chapter 1 -- The Hydrologic Cycle, Water Resources, and Society; Chapter 2 -- Precipitation; Chapter 3 -- Infiltration and Soil Water Processes; Chapter 4 -- Soil Moisture and Evapotranspiration; Chapter 5 -- Runoff and Drainage; Chapter 6 -- Stream Processes; Chapter 7 -- Uniform Open Channel Flow; Chapter 8 -- Hydraulic Control Structures; Chapter 9 -- Soil Conservation and Sediment Budgets; Chapter 10 -- Hydrology of Forests, Wetlands, and Cold Climates; Chapter 11 -- Hydrogeology.

Chapter 12 -- Human Impacts on Water ResourcesChapter 13 -- Fundamentals of Remote Sensing and Geographic Information Systems for Hydrologic Applications; Chapter 14 -- Practical Exercises on Conducting and Reporting Hydrologic Studies; Appendix A -- Unit Conversion Factors; Appendix B -- Glossary; Appendix C -- Precipitation Frequency-Magnitude Information for the United States; Appendix D -- Hydrologic Soil Groupand Erodibility Factors for the Most Common Soils in Each State; Appendix E -- Sources of Data and Images; References; Back Cover.