Applied Hydrology

This comprehensive textbook combines the theoretical principles of engineering hydrology together with their practical applications, using modern industry-standard software. The textbook is written by the combination of a practitioner of water resources engineering with over 30 years of professional experience and a highly respected academic and recognized world authority in hydrology. Examples are drawn from global case studies, with exercises available online. The book begins with a review of the necessary mathematics and statistical hydrology. The underlying principles of the geographic information systems are discussed. In addition to topics covering fundamental concepts, separate chapters are devoted to reservoir operations, water resources management, climate change, and various methods of optimizing hydrologic models for calibration and validation. This textbook will prove to be indispensable for advanced students in civil, environmental, and agricultural engineering, preparing them to confidently join the industrial sector. It will also be an indispensable reference textbook for practicing engineers, bringing them up to date with modern techniques in applied hydrology. 01.0_pp_i_iv_Frontmatter 02.0_pp_v_vi_Dedication 03.0_pp_vii_xii_Contents 04.0_pp_xiii_xvi_Preface 05.0_pp_xvii_xviii_Acknowledgments 06.0_pp_xix_xx_Common_Abbreviations 07.0_pp_1_10_Applied_Hydrology_in_the_Twenty-First_Century 08.0_pp_11_35_Review_of_Mathematics 09.0_pp_36_92_Statistical_Hydrology 10.0_pp_93_170_Rainfall_Measurements_and_Models 11.0_pp_171_225_Streamflow_Measurements_and_Statistics 12.0_pp_226_270_Geomorphologic_Concepts_and_Watershed_Characteristics 13.0_pp_271_323_Abstractions_and_Effective_Rainfall 14.0_pp_324_348_Groundwater_and_Baseflow 15.0_pp_349_423_Unit_Hydrograph_Models 16.0_pp_424_441_Kinematic_Wave_Model_of_Overland_Flow 17.0_pp_442_453_The_Rational_Method 18.0_pp_454_515_Channel_Routing 19.0_pp_516_548_Reservoir_Routing 20.0_pp_549_573_Evaporation_and_Evapotranspiration 21.0_pp_574_590_Snowmelt 22.0_pp_591_614_Erosion_and_Sedimentation 23.0_pp_615_628_Reservoir_Operations 24.0_pp_629_645_Climate_Change 25.0_pp_646_658_Water_Resources_Management 26.0_pp_659_682_Geographic_Information_Systems 27.0_pp_683_723_Hydrologic_Modeling 28.0_pp_724_740_References 29.0_pp_741_744_Index 30.0_pp_745_792_Plate_section