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Introduction to Physical Hydrology

Introduction to Physical Hydrology

by Martin Hendriks
Introduction to Physical Hydrology
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ISBN-10:
0199296847
ISBN-13:
9780199296842
Pub. Date:
03/26/2010
Publisher:
Oxford University Press
ISBN-10:
0199296847
ISBN-13:
9780199296842
Pub. Date:
03/26/2010
Publisher:
Oxford University Press
Introduction to Physical Hydrology

Introduction to Physical Hydrology

by Martin Hendriks

Overview

As hydrology is now approached from environmental and social perspectives—in addition to the more traditional physical geography and civil engineering perspectives—there has never been a more opportune time to develop a sound understanding of the field.

Introduction to Physical Hydrology provides students with a solid foundation in the core principles of the subject. Exploring the key rules that govern the flow of water on land, it considers the four major types of water: atmospheric, ground, soil, and surface. The text offers insights into major hydrological processes and shows how the principles of physical hydrology inform our understanding of climate and global hydrology. The book includes a carefully developed and class-tested pedagogical framework: it employs an extensive range of exercises, global examples, and a series of Math Toolboxes to help students engage with and master the material. A Companion Website features resources for students and instructors.

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9780199296842
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Publication date: 03/26/2010
Edition description: New Edition
Pages: 352
Product dimensions: 7.40(w) x 9.60(h) x 0.80(d)

About the Author

Martin Hendriks is Associate Professor of Physical Hydrology at Utrecht University, where he teaches hydrology and physical geography at all levels, and coordinates their MSc program in Physical Geography and Hydrology.

Table of Contents

1: Introduction1.1. Major water types1.2. Hydrological cycle1.3. Drainage basin hydrological processes1.4. Water balance2: Atmospheric water2.1. Cloud formation2.2. Generation of precipitation2.3. Precipitation types2.4. Measuring precipitation2.5. Areal precipitation2.6. Evaporation types and measurement2.7. Estimating evaporation: Penman-Monteith3: Groundwater3.1. Misconceptions3.2. Drilling a hole3.3. Bernoulli to the aid3.4. Aqui3.5. Effective infiltration velocity and infiltration rate3.6. The soil as a wet sponge3.7. Brothers in science: Darcy and Ohm3.8. Refracting the water3.9. Keep it simple and confined3.10. Continuity and its consequences3.11. Going Dutch3.12. Flow nets3.13. Groundwater flow regimes and systems3.14. Fresh and saline: Ghijben-Herzberg3.15. Groundwater hydraulics4: Soil water4.1. Negative water pressures4.2. Determining the total potential4.3. The soil as dry filter paper or a wet sponge4.4. The soil moisture characteristic4.5. Drying and wetting: hysteresis4.6. Unsaturated water flow4.7. Moving up: capillary rise and evaporation4.8. Moving down: infiltration and percolation4.9. Preferential flow5: Surface water5.1. Bernoulli revisited5.2. Measuring stage, water velocity and discharge5.3. Hydrograph analysis5.4. Conceptual rainfall-runoff models5.5. Variable source area hydrologyA. Alternative hydrological termsB. Boxes inventoryC. Conceptual ToolkitD. Answers to the exercisesM. Mathematics Toolboxes
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