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One approach to the introduction of computational material to the classroom is to supplement a textbook with modern computer codes. Unfortunately most codes are expensive, designed for commercial use, without source code and may require special software. Visual Hydrology provides a cheaper and simpler alternative, supplying computational exercises that can be fully assimilated by students, and allowing them to activate, understand and reproduce modern computer code. Visual Hydrology aims to: *explain the structure of modern object-oriented computer code; *provide the source code for worked examples; *numerically check the worked examples used in text; *show how worked examples can be used with alternative data; *describe and reference the underlying theory; *provide additional exercises with each worked example; *use Microsoft Excel 2000 software alone. Requiring only a basic knowledge of Microsoft Excel(tm), this primer teaches the uses of modern and readily-available computer code for engineering computation.Visual Hydrology demonstrates codes for common and practical examples used in hydrological engineering, and will be a valuable resource to students, research workers and consulting engineers in the water-related sector. ... Read more

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While there are a growing number of high-resolution space-based systems for measuring precipitation, instances of the use of these products for surface hydrology are rare. This book, which covers both scientific and practical matters, aims to change that. With contributions from a panel of researchers from a wide range of fields, the chapters focus on evaluating the potential, utility and application of high resolution satellite precipitation products in relation to surface hydrology.

Focusing on the way the algorithms for the precipitation products evolved, the accuracy assessment of those products in different regions of the world, and the application of the precipitation products to various decision support systems, the book is at the interface between satellite rainfall and surface hydrologic applications. It dwells on issues that are of concern at hydrologic scales of application. In doing so, it provides very useful information to practitioners, researchers and graduate students who need to explore the latest on satellite precipitation products for various hydrological purposes.

Crucially, the book provides examples of real-world applications of satellite rainfall products in operational hydrology and real-time decision-making. This enables readers to understand the potential of satellite rainfall products for practical applications ranging from agricultural/crop monitoring to flood and landslide detection in developing countries.

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Environmental Tracers in Subsurface Hydrology synthesizesthe research of specialists into a comprehensive review of theapplication of environmental tracers to the study of soil water andgroundwater flow. The book includes chapters which cover ionictracers, noble gases, chlorofluorocarbons, tritium, chlorine-36,oxygen-18, deuterium, and isotopes of carbon, strontium, sulphur andnitrogen. Applications of the tracers include the estimation ofvertical and horizontal groundwater velocities, groundwater rechargerates, inter-aquifer leakage and mixing processes, chemical processesand palaeohydrology. Practicing hydrologists, soil physicists andhydrology professors and students will find the book to be a valuablesupport in their work. ... Read more

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This book and software package provides a concise, practical guide for those involved in studying, planning, and designing urban stormwater management practices. The emphasis is on engineering calculations rather than theory. Many facets of stormwater management, from rainfall analysis and design storm selection procedures to runoff calculations and the evaluation of wet ponds for long-term, efficient water quality control. The book presents broadly used conventional methods and innovative techniques that are in line with current trends and needs. The book also includes the Soil Conservation Service's TR-20 computer software and a new easy-to-follow user's guide. From the PrefaceThere has been much interest in urban stormwater hydrology during the past two decades due to the widespread recognition of the adverse effects of urbanization on stormwater runoff. During this period, many individuals and organizations developed innovative techniques to estimate and control the quantity and the water quality of urban stormwater runoff. ... Read more

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Practical book for Practicing Engineers
This book discusses most aspects of stormwater hydrology, provides theory of various competing methods, AND many worked examples.The format is very readable, and the explanations helpful.While I found the book very useful, and would buy it again, it has very little information on infiltration basins, and the TR-20 program included has been outmoded by commercially available programs. ... Read more

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FROM THE PREFACE: This book attempts to combine two separate themes: a description of one of the links in the chain of the water cycle inside the earth's crust i.e., the subsurface flow; and the quantification of the various types of this flow, obtained by applying the principles of fluid mechanics in porous media. The first part is the more descriptive, and geological of the two. It deals with the concept of water resources, which then leads us on to other links in the cycle: rainfall, infiltration, evaporation. runoff, and surface water resources. The second part is necessary in order to quantify ground water resources. It points the way to other applications, such as solutions to civil engineering problems including drainage and compaction; and transport problems in porous media, including aquifer pollution by miscible fluids, multiphase flow of immiscible fluids, and heat transfer in porous media, i.e., geothermal problems. However, the qualitative and the quantitative aspects are not treated separately but combined and blended together, just as geology and hydrology are woven together in hydrogeology. ... Read more

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The right book for hydrogeologist
This book deals with the mechanism of groundwater hydrology, and presents how to build mathematical models based on the analysis. What is most attractive is that it gives arguments on many under-developed aspects ofquantitative hydrogeilogy. The book is systemly and addresses problems to areasonable details. I like this book and hope to buy one for an acceptableprice. ... Read more

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Deterministic Methods in Systems Hydrology presents the basic theory underlying the multitude of parameter-rich models which dominate the hydrological literature. Its objectives are to introduce the elements of systems science as applied to hydrological problems; to present flood prediction and flood routing as problems in linear systems theory, clarifying the basic assumptions and evaluating their accuracy; and to review and to evaluate some deterministic models of components of the hydrological cycle, with a view to assembling the most appropriate model of catchment response, for a particular problem in applied hydrology. The material is developed in two parts: the first four chapters present the systems viewpoint, the nature of hydrological systems, some systems mathematics and their application to direct storm runoff.  The final four chapters cover linear conceptual models of direct runoff, the fitting of conceptual models to data, simple models of subsurface flow and non-linear deterministic models.  ... Read more

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This book presents the latest developments of urban hydrology and hydraulic design procedures for storm water management. It also addresses drainage planning which is an approach that integrates both local and regional efforts to identify drainage conveyance and storage facilities based on hydrologic optimization and cost minimization, individually and collectively. In general, the first six chapters cover the hydrologic procedures for rainfall and runoff predictions, and the next 12 chapters focus on hydraulic designs of urban channel, culvert, street inlet, sewer drain, detention basin, retention basin, infiltration basin, low impact designs, and storm water modeling techniques by various routing methods.
Hydrology analyses are lengthy in calculation and repetitive in procedure. As a result, Excel Spreadsheet is the most useful and handy tool for hydraulic and hydrologic designs. This book includes 18 sets of spreadsheets developed for 18 subjects. With these spreadsheets, it is easy for the reader to conduct sensitivity tests.
Many of the design methods documented in this book have been adopted as the recommended design procedure by Denver, Las Vegas, and Sacramento metropolitan areas in the United States. Based on these methods, there are many design computer models that have been developed and supported by the Denver metro governments for stormwater design purposes. ... Read more

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This monograph demonstrates how statistical procedures form the basis of many apparently unrelated methods used in hydrological practice. Statistical models are developed to deal with regionalization, infiltration and hydrometeorological studies, and river basin modelling. The author emphasizes the interactive approach to model development made possible by developments in desktop computing, and the importance of computer graphics in both the preparation of data and the assessment of model performance. ... Read more

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Solutions Manual available. ... Read more

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Computational Subsurface Hydrology: Fluid Flows offerspracticing engineers and scientists a theoretical background,numerical methods, and computer codes for the modeling of fluid flowsin subsurface media. It will also serve as a text for senior andgraduate courses on fluid flows in subsurface media in disciplinessuch as civil and environmental engineering, agricultural engineering,geosciences, soil sciences, and chemical engineering.
Computational Subsurface Hydrology: Fluid Flows presents asystematic derivation of governing equations and boundary conditionsof subsurface fluid flow. It discusses a variety of numerical methods,expounds detailed procedures for constructing finite element methods,and describes precise implementation of computer codes as they areapplied to subsurface flows.
Four computer codes to simulate vertically integrated horizontal flows(FEWA), saturated flows with moving phreatic surfaces in threedimensions (3DFEWA), variably saturated flows in two dimensions(FEMWATER), and variable flows in three dimensions (3DFEMWATER) areattached to this book. These four computer codes are designed forgeneric applications to both research and practical problems. Theycould be used to simulate most of the practical, real-world fieldproblems.
If you would like a copy of the diskettes containing the four, basicgeneral purpose computer codes referred to in ComputationalSubsurface Hydrology: Fluid Flows, please email Gour-TsyhYeh at the following address : gyeh@mail.ucf.edu ... Read more

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These four volumes represent the Proceedings of the International Conference on Water Resources Management in Arid Regions, which was held in Kuwait in 2002.  There are four volumes: Surface Water Hydrology: hydrologic data; effect of climate change; rainfall; evaporation and evapotranspiration; infiltration; watershed modeling; flood and drought frequency analysis; hydrologic applications. Groundwater Hydrology: hydrogeologic data and information needs; seepage and groundwater recharge; groundwater exploration; groundwater modeling; groundwater development and management. Environmental and Groundwater Pollution: surface water quality; wastewater; groundwater pollution modeling; sea water intrusion. Water Resources Development and Management: water problems and policy water problems; water scarcity, conservation and security; water harvesting; decision support systems; water resources development; irrigation water management and management of water resources.

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This book stemmed from a desire to provide a comprehensive account of some of the world's popular computer models of watershed hydrology. ... Read more

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This book provides an updated discussion of snow and glacier hydrology, drawing on the results of recent investigations. It serves as a source of reference at the senior undergraduate or beginning graduate level and stimulates further interest in this important part of the hydrologic cycle.

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not a reader, just for reference
I've only read the first 2 chapters, but the book to this point is riddled with grammatical and factual errors.For example, on the first page of Ch. 2: (The)"Atmosphere is a blanket of gasses, suspended liquids and solids that entirely envelop the earth, extending outward for several thousand kilometers."Admittedly it's hard to tell where the atmosphere ends, but several thousand?!This is an extreme example, but I'll definitely be sure to read the theoretical documentation very closely.However, the documentation is why I have the book, as it does provide a dedicated review of the work that's been done up to the present and has enough references to keep me reading for a while.Thanks for the references if not the writing. ... Read more