Hydrology in practice

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Hydrology in practice

Elizabeth M Shaw ; Keith J. Beven ; Nick A. Chapplell ; Rob Lamb

Spon, 2011

4th ed

  • hardcover : alk.
  • softcover : alk.

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Includes bibliographical references and index

Description and Table of Contents

Description

Hydrology in Practice is an excellent and very successful introductory text for engineering hydrology students who go on to be practitioners in consultancies, the Environment Agency, and elsewhere. This fourth edition of Hydrology in Practice, while retaining all that is excellent about its predecessor, by Elizabeth M. Shaw, replaces the material on the Flood Studies Report with an equivalent section on the methods of the Flood Estimation Handbook and its revisions. Other completely revised sections on instrumentation and modelling reflect the many changes that have occurred over recent years. The updated text has taken advantage of the extensive practical experience of the staff of JBA Consulting who use the methods described on a day-to-day basis. Topical case studies further enhance the text and the way in which students at undergraduate and MSc level can relate to it. The fourth edition will also have a wider appeal outside the UK by including new material on hydrological processes, which also relate to courses in geography and environmental science departments. In this respect the book draws on the expertise of Keith J. Beven and Nick A. Chappell, who have extensive experience of field hydrological studies in a variety of different environments, and have taught undergraduate hydrology courses for many years. Second- and final-year undergraduate (and MSc) students of hydrology in engineering, environmental science, and geography departments across the globe, as well as professionals in environmental protection agencies and consultancies, will find this book invaluable. It is likely to be the course text for every undergraduate/MSc hydrology course in the UK and in many cases overseas too.

Table of Contents

The Hydrological Cycle, Hydrometeorology and Climate. Hydrological Measurements: Hydrometric Networks and Data-Logging. Precipitation. Evapotranspiration. Infiltration, Moisture and Groundwater. Hillslope Runoff Processes. River Flow. Water Quality. Hydrological Analysis and Modelling: Precipitation Analysis. Evapotranspiration Calculations. River Flow Analysis. Catchment Modelling. Flood Routing. Groundwater Models. Applications: Flood Mapping. Flood Risk Management. Water Resources. Urban. River Basin Management.

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  • NCID
    BB25375795
  • ISBN
    • 9780415370417
    • 9780415370424
  • LCCN
    2009049509
  • Country Code
    uk
  • Title Language Code
    eng
  • Text Language Code
    eng
  • Place of Publication
    London ; New York
  • Pages/Volumes
    xiv, 543 p.
  • Size
    25 cm
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