Kenneth N. Brooks, Peter F. Ffolliott, Joseph A. Magner

Hydrology Management Watershed

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

This new edition is a major revision of the popular introductory reference on hydrology and watershed management principles, methods, and applications. The book s content and scope have been improved and condensed, with updated chapters on the management of forest, woodland, rangeland, agricultural urban, and mixed land use watersheds. Case studies and examples throughout the book show practical ways to use web sites and the Internet to acquire data, update methods and models, and apply the latest technologies to issues of land and water use and climate variability and change.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Wiley & Sons
• 4. Aufl.
• Seitenzahl: 552
• Erscheinungstermin: 26. Dezember 2012
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 250mm x 175mm x 35mm
• Gewicht: 1134g
• ISBN-13: 9780470963050
• ISBN-10: 0470963050
• Artikelnr.: 36519670

Autorenporträt

AUTHORS Kenneth N. Brooks is Professor Emeritus of Forest Hydrology in the Department of Forest Resources at the University of Minnesota. Peter F. Ffolliott is Professor Emeritus of Watershed Management in the School of Natural Resources and the Environment at the University of Arizona. Joseph A. Magner is a Research Professor in the Department of Bioproducts and Biosystems Engineering at the University of Minnesota.

Inhaltsangabe

Preface xiii Definition of Terms xv 1 Watersheds, Hydrologic Processes, and
Pathways 3 1 Introduction 7 Overview 7 Watersheds 10 Integrated Watershed
Management 12 Sustainable Use and Development of Natural Resources 14
Watersheds, Ecosystem Management, and Cumulative Effects 20 Reconciling
Watershed and Political Boundaries 21 Summary and Learning Points 24
References 24 Webliography 26 2 Hydrologic Cycle and the Water Budget 27
Introduction 27 Properties of Water 27 The Hydrologic Cycle 30 Energy and
the Hydrologic Cycle 38 Water Flow in Soil 43 Water Flow on Land and in
Stream Channels 47 Summary and Learning Points 47 References 48 3
Precipitation 49 Introduction 49 Precipitation Process 50 Rainfall 53
Snowfall 63 Summary and Learning Points 78 References 78 Webliography 79 4
Evaporation, Interception, and Transpiration 81 Introduction 81 The
Evaporation Process 82 Evaporation from Water Bodies 83 Evaporation from
Soil Surfaces 85 Interception 85 Transpiration 92 Potential
Evapotranspiration 103 Estimating Actual Evapotranspiration 105 Summary and
Learning Points 109 References 110 5 Infiltration, Pathways of Water Flow,
and Recharge 113 Introduction 113 Infiltration 113 Pathways of Water Flow
125 Summary and Learning Points 138 References 138 6 Streamflow Measurement
and Analysis 141 Introduction 141 Measurement of Streamflow 141 Methods for
Estimating Streamflow Characteristics 148 Summary and Learning Points 170
References 171 Webliography 172 7 Groundwater and Groundwater-Surface Water
Exchange 173 Introduction 173 Groundwater 174 Groundwater-Surface Water
Exchanges 187 Summary and Learning Points 193 References 194 Webliography
195 2 Physical, Chemical, and Biological Linkages of Water Flow 197 8 Soil
Erosion Processes and Control 199 Introduction 199 Surface Soil Erosion 199
Erosion from Gullies and Ravines 221 Soil Mass Movement 230 Summary and
Learning Points 237 References 238 Webliography 241 9 Sediment Supply,
Transport, and Yield 243 Introduction 243 Sediment Supply and Transport 244
Measurement of Sediment 255 Sediment Yield 258 Cumulative Watershed Effects
on Sediment Yield 260 Summary and Learning Points 263 References 264 10
Fluvial Processes and Implications for Stream Management 267 Introduction
267 Fluvial Geomorphology 268 Valley and Stream Evaluation and
Classification 272 Stream Classification 285 Summary and Learning Points
293 References 293 Webliography 295 11 Water-Quality Characteristics 297
Introduction 297 Chemistry of Precipitation 298 Physical Characteristics of
Surface Water 300 Dissolved Chemical Constituents 311 Biological
Characteristics 319 Groundwater Quality 323 Cumulative Effects 324 Summary
and Learning Points 325 References 326 Webliography 328 3 Integrated
Watershed Management 329 12 Managing Wildland Watersheds 333 Introduction
333 Forests 333 Woodlands 364 Rangelands 367 Upland-Downstream
Considerations 371 Cumulative Watershed Effects 377 Summary and Learning
Points 379 References 380 Webliography 387 13 Managing Riparian Communities
and Wetlands 389 Introduction 389 Riparian Communities 389 Wetlands 401
Cumulative Effects 422 Summary and Learning Points 422 References 423 14
Watershed Management Issues 427 Introduction 427 Fragmentation of Watershed
Landscapes 427 Water Harvesting 439 Best Management Practices 442
Regulatory Compliance 446 Climatic Variability 451 Insufficient Information
for Decision Making 455 Summary and Learning Points 456 References 458
Webliography 461 15 Socioeconomic Considerations in Integrated Watershed
Management 463 Introduction 463 Policies and Policy Processes 464 Planning
and Implementation 470 Economic Appraisals 475 Summary and Learning Points
486 References 487 16 Tools and Emerging Technologies 489 Introduction 489
Generalized Hydrologic Simulation Models 490 Technologically Advanced Tools
495 Using the Stable Isotopes of Hydrogen and Oxygen 500 Summary and
Learning Points 507 References 508 Webliography 511 Appendix: Units
Commonly Used in Hydrologic Work, USA 513 Index 517 Color plates appear
between pages 512 and 513

Rezensionen

"Summing Up: Highly recommended. Upper-division undergraduates, graduate students, researchers/faculty, and professionals/practitioners." -- Choice, 1 October 2013