Forest hydrology : an introduction to water and forests

著者

• Chang, Mingteh

書誌事項

Forest hydrology : an introduction to water and forests

Mingteh Chang

CRC Press, c2003

注記

Includes bibliographical references and index

内容説明・目次

内容説明

This book fills a gap in the current literature by bringing water resources and the forest-water relation into a single volume. The text broadly discusses common issues on water resource and forest-water relation and serves as an introduction to forest hydrology. Forest Hydrology: An Introduction to Water and Forests covers issues on water, forests, the water-forest relation, watershed research, and hydrologic measurements, and provides state-of-the-art knowledge on the impact of forests to the hydrologic environment. It emphasizes concepts and general principles within these two natural resources, and details the processes of hydrologic components in forested areas. The extensive review of forest impacts on the hydrologic cycle and stream environment contained here provides state-of-the-science information for land and water resource managers, administrators, planners, practitioners, and concerned citizens. The text supplies students, researchers, and hydrology professionals with sufficient background to study forest hydrology, conduct watershed research, and make hydrologic observations without previous exposure to the subject. With its comprehensive coverage and an extensive bibliography, Forest Hydrology provides you with the necessary knowledge and foundation for managing water resources in forested areas under a variety of environmental conditions.

目次

INTRODUCTION Water Spectrum Forest Spectrum Issues and Perspective FUNCTIONS OF WATER Biological Functions Chemical Functions Physical Functions Soico-Economic Functions WATER AS A SCIENCE Water in History Hydrosciences PROPERTIES OF WATER Physical Properties Hydraulic Properties Chemical Properties Biological Properties WATER DISTRIBUTION The Globe The United States The Hydrologic Cycle WATER RESOURCE PROBLEMS Water Demand and Supply Water Quantity Water Quality Water Rights CHARACTERISTIC FORESTS Natural Resource Environmental Functions Functional Forests Threats to Forests FORESTS AND PRECIPITATION Precipitation Processes Forest Interception Snow Accumulation and Snowmelt Do Forests Increase Precipitation? FORESTS AND VAPORIZATION Vaporization Processes Sources of Energy Evapotranspiration Forested vs. Non-Forested FORESTS AND STREAMFLOW Runoff Generation Watershed Discharges Forest Practices and Water Quantity Forest Practices and Water Quality Forest Practices and Stream Habitat FORESTS AND STREAM SEDIMENT Soil-Erosion Processes Watershed Gross Erosion Estimation of Sediment Yield Vegetation Effects RESEARCH IN FOREST HYDROLOGY Research Issues Principles of Field Studies Research Methods Example of Calibration and Analyses: The Wagon Wheel Gap Study APPENDIXES Precipitation Measurements Streamflow Measurements Measurements of Stream Sediment Index

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詳細情報

• NII書誌ID(NCID): BA59077407
• ISBN:
  • 0849313635
• LCCN: 2002023354
• 出版国コード: us
• タイトル言語コード: eng
• 本文言語コード: eng
• 出版地: Boca Raton, Fla.
• ページ数/冊数: 373 p.
• 大きさ: 26 cm
• 分類:
  • LCC : GB842
  • DC21 : 551.48/0915/2
• 件名:
  • LCSH : Hydrology, Forest