Table of Contents
THE HILLSLOPE HYDROLOGICAL CYCLE / Richard J. Chorley: The classical model
Components of the hillslope hydrological cycle
Models of hillslope hydrology
Hillslope hydrology and the basin hydrological model
INFILTRATION AND STORAGE OF SOIL WATER / Brian J. Knapp: The soil as a matrix for water movement and retention
Soil-water storage
Soil-moisture storage measurement
The dynamics of water movement
Infiltration
Techniques of infiltration measurement
Infiltration equations and infiltration theory
The redistribution of infiltrated water on hillslopes
TECHNIQUES FOR MEASURING SUBSURFACE FLOW ON HILLSLOPES / Timothy C. Atkinson: Methods involving interception of the flow
Methods of tracing the flow
Measurements of moisture flux within the soil matrix
FLOW WITHIN THE SOIL / Ronald Z. Whipkey and Michael J. Kirkby: The physical processes
Controlling factors
The soil hydrograph
OVERLAND FLOW / William W. Emmett: Definitions and concepts
Difficulties in a general description
Quantification of overland flow
Laboratory tests with uniform flow
Laboratory tests with simulated rainfall
Field investigations of overland flow
Comparison of field results with laboratory data
Erosion and sediment transport
MATHEMATICAL MODELS OF HILLSLOPE HYDROLOGY / R. Allan Freeze: Mathematical model of subsurface flow on a hillside
Mathematical model of flow in a stream channel
Mathematical model of overland flow on a hillside
Coupled models
Limitations on mathematical modelling of hillslope hydrologic processes
FIELD STUDIES OF HILLSLOPE FLOW PROCESSES / Thomas Dunne: The Horton model of storm runoff production
Storm runoff in areas of high infiltration rate
IMPLICATIONS FOR MODELLING SURFACE-WATER HYDROLOGY / Roger P. Betson and Colby V. Ardis Jr.: The modelling problem
Hillslope modelling considerations
Hillslope hydrology models
Watershed modelling
IMPLICATIONS FOR SEDIMENT TRANSPORT / Michael J. Kirkby
Infiltration models and storage models
A day-by-day storage model
The spatial distribution of overland flow
Implications for soil erosion rates
The slope profiles produced
Implications for drainage density
Implications for removal of material in solution
Implications for shallow landslides