Physical hydrology

Previously published: Upper Saddle River, N.J. : Prentice Hall, 2002.

1. Introduction to Hydrologic Science Definition and Scope of Hydrology / Development of Scientific Hydrology / Approach and Scope of This Book 2. Basic Hydrologic Concepts Physical Quantities and Laws / Hydrologic Systems / The Conservation Equations / The Watershed (Drainage Basin) / The Regional Water Balance / Spatial Variability / Temporal Variability / Storage, Storage Effects, and Residence Time / Hydrologic Modeling 3. Climate, the Hydrologic Cycle, Soils, and Vegetation: A Global Overview Basic Aspects of Global Climate / The Global Hydrologic Cycle / Climate, Soils, and Vegetation 4. Precipitation Meteorology of Precipitation / Measurement at a Point / Areal Estimation / Precipitation and Rainfall Climatology / Precipitation Quality 5. Snow and Snowmelt Material Characteristics of Snow / Measurement of Snow and Snowmelt / Hydrologic Importance and Distribution of Snow / Snowmelt Processes / Snowmelt Modeling / Water-Quality Aspects 6. Water in Soils: Infiltration and Redistribution Material Properties of Soil / Soil-Water Storage / Soil-Water Flow / Water Conditions in Natural Soils / Infiltration: Measurement and Qualitative Description / Quantitative Modeling of Infiltration at a Point / Redistribution 7. Evapotranspiration Physics of Evaporation and Turbulent Energy Exchange / Classification of Evapotranspiration Processes / Free-Water, Lake, and Wetland Evaporation / Bare-Soil Evaporation / Transpiration / Interception and Interception Loss / Potential Evapotranspiration / Actual Evapotranspiration 8. Ground Water in the Hydrologic Cycle Basic Principles of Ground-Water Flow / Regional Ground-Water Flow / Ground-Water Surface-Water Reltions / Ground Water in the Regional Water Balance / Evaluation of Ground-Water-Balance Components / Impacts of Ground-Water Development on Basin Hydrology 9. Stream Response to Water-Input Events Basic Aspects of Stream Response / Mechanisms Producing Event Response / Open-Channel Flow and Streamflow Routing / The Stream Network / Rainfall-Runoff Modeling / Rainfall-Runoff Models 10. Hydrology and Water-Resource Management Water-Resource Management / Hydrologic Analysis: Water Supply and Demand / Hydrologic Analysis: Water Quality / Hydrologic Analysis: Floods / Hydrologic Analysis: Low Streamflows and Droughts / Current and Projected Water Use Appendix A: Hydrologic Quantities Appendix B: Water as a Substance Appendix C: Statistical Concepts Useful in Hydrology Appendix D: Water and Energy in the Atmosphere Appendix E: Estimation of Daily Clear-Sky Solar Radiation on Sloping Surfaces Appendix F: Stream-Gaging Methods for Short-Term Studies Appendix G: Hydrological Websites.