Principles of hydrogeology

Principles of Hydrogeology, Third Edition presents important concepts of groundwater hydrology with a strong emphasis on problem-solving and field applications of hydrogeology. With newly added and revised content, this volume maintains a broad and current scope of topics, from the history of hydrogeology to the latest trends in managing groundwater contamination, arranged in the most compact and easy-to-use format available. Concise and informative, students as well as environmental regulators, groundwater and hydrology professionals alike will find Principles of Hydrogeology, Third Edition a handy and irreplaceable source for looking up definitions, tools and equations while working on groundwater problems.

Origins of hydrogeology -- Zones of underground water -- Uses of groundwater -- Conjunctive use of water resources -- Groundwater and the rock cycle -- Hydrologic cycle -- Evaporation and transpiration -- Infiltration and percolation -- Groundwater-surface water interactions -- Runoff -- Hydrologic budgets -- Converting units -- Hydrogeologic information -- Aquifers -- Aquifer materials -- Recharge and discharge -- Springs -- Confined and unconfirmed aquifers -- Fluid pressure -- Capillary fringe -- Physical properties of aquifers -- Total porosity -- Effective porosity -- Intrinsic permeability -- Hydraulic conductivity -- Transmissivity -- Specific yield -- Specific retention -- Storage coefficient -- Monitoring wells -- Describing soil and rock samples -- Drilling methods -- Hollow-stem auger -- Solid-stem auger -- Hand auger -- Cable tool -- Rotary methods -- Dual-wall reverse circulation -- Driven wells -- Jet percussion -- direct push -- Well construction -- Water depth measurements -- Monitoring programs -- Ambient monitoring -- Source monitoring -- Case preparation monitoring -- Research monitoring -- Groundwater flow -- Hydraulic gradient -- Groundwater discharge and velo…