Ebook: Entropy and Energy Dissipation in Water Resources

Since the landmark contributions of C. E. Shannon in 1948, and those of E. T. Jaynes about a decade later, applications of the concept of entropy and the principle of maximum entropy have proliterated in science and engineering. Recent years have witnessed a broad range of new and exciting developments in hydrology and water resources using the entropy concept. These have encompassed innovative methods for hydrologic network design, transfer of information, flow forecasting, reliability assessment for water distribution systems, parameter estimation, derivation of probability distributions, drainage-network analysis, sediment yield modeling and pollutant loading, bridge-scour analysis, construction of velocity profiles, comparative evaluation of hydrologic models, and so on. Some of these methods hold great promise for advancement of engineering practice, permitting rational alternatives to conventional approaches. On the other hand, the concepts of energy and energy dissipation are being increasingly applied to a wide spectrum of problems in environmental and water resources. Both entropy and energy dissipation have their origin in thermodynamics, and are related concepts. Yet, many of the developments using entropy seem to be based entirely on statistical interpretation and have seemingly little physical content. For example, most of the entropy-related developments and applications in water resources have been based on the information-theoretic interpretation of entropy. We believe if the power of the entropy concept is to be fully realized, then its physical basis has to be established.

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This book contains a selection of papers arising from an international conference, held in Maratea (Italy), June 26-28, 1991.
It comprises six sections encompassing a range of the major aspects of entropy-based developments in water resources. Each section normally starts with an invited, state-of-the-art paper, followed by contributed papers.
Section 1 presents a discussion on the perspectives of entropy and energy dissipation. The applications of entropy in hydrology are considered in Section 2, water resources in Section 3, and hydraulics in Section 4. Sections 5 and 6 deal with the applications of energy principles in, respectively, hydrology and hydraulics.
This book will interest researchers as well as those engaged in civil engineering, agricultural engineering, environmental engineering, hydrology, water resources, earth resources, forestry, geography and climatology. Graduate students, as well as those wishing to conduct research on entropy or its applications, will find this book to be of particular significance.

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This book contains a selection of papers arising from an international conference, held in Maratea (Italy), June 26-28, 1991.
It comprises six sections encompassing a range of the major aspects of entropy-based developments in water resources. Each section normally starts with an invited, state-of-the-art paper, followed by contributed papers.
Section 1 presents a discussion on the perspectives of entropy and energy dissipation. The applications of entropy in hydrology are considered in Section 2, water resources in Section 3, and hydraulics in Section 4. Sections 5 and 6 deal with the applications of energy principles in, respectively, hydrology and hydraulics.
This book will interest researchers as well as those engaged in civil engineering, agricultural engineering, environmental engineering, hydrology, water resources, earth resources, forestry, geography and climatology. Graduate students, as well as those wishing to conduct research on entropy or its applications, will find this book to be of particular significance.

Content:
Front Matter....Pages i-xi
Front Matter....Pages 1-1
Entropy Optimization Principles and Their Applications....Pages 3-20
A Historical Perspective of Entropy Applications in Water Resources....Pages 21-61
Force, Energy, Entropy, and Energy Dissipation Rate....Pages 63-89
Versatile Uses of the Entropy Concept in Water Resources....Pages 91-117
Limits in Space-Time Knowledge of Hydrological Data....Pages 119-129
Random Walk Between Order and Disorder....Pages 131-136
Front Matter....Pages 137-137
On What Can Be Explained by the Entropy of a Channel Network....Pages 139-154
Transfer of Information in Monthly Rainfall Series of San Jose, California....Pages 155-173
Application of Some Entropic Measures in Hydrologic Data Infilling Procedures....Pages 175-192
An Investigation of the Feasibility Space of Parameter Estimation Using Pome and Ml With Reference to the Tcev Distribution....Pages 193-203
Probabilistic Analysis of the Availability of a Hydrological Forecasting System (HFS)....Pages 205-213
Front Matter....Pages 215-215
Assessing the Reliability of Water Distribution Networks Using Entropy Based Measures of Network Redundancy....Pages 217-234
Optimising Water Distribution Network Design Using Entropy Surrogates for Network Reliability....Pages 239-259
The Role of the Entropy Concept in Design and Evaluation of Water Quality Monitoring Networks....Pages 261-282
Application Of The Entropy Concept In Design Of Water Quality Monitoring Networks....Pages 283-302
Maximum Entropy Techniques in Inverse and Environmental Problems....Pages 303-318
Front Matter....Pages 319-319
Applications Of Probability And Entropy Concepts In Open Channel Hydraulics....Pages 321-341
A New Energy-Based Approach To Local Bridge Scour....Pages 343-354
First and Second Law Analisys of a Hydro Storage with Respect to the Environmental Impact of an Energy System....Pages 355-365
Maximum Entropy Principle And Energy Dissipation Through Permeable Breakwaters....Pages 367-375
Front Matter....Pages 377-377
On What is Explained by the Form of a Channel Network....Pages 379-399
Analysis of Spatial Variability of River Network Morphology, Flow and Potential Energy....Pages 401-418
Flow Resistance Induced by Overland Flow Morphology....Pages 419-431
The Priming and Duration of Droughts....Pages 433-443
Front Matter....Pages 445-445
The Role of Energy Dissipation in Fluid Flows and River Mechanics....Pages 447-455
Energy Loss in Dividing Flow....Pages 457-468
Wave Type Flow at Abrupt Drop: Flow Geometry and Energy Loss....Pages 469-479
Some Considerations on Velocity Profiles in Unsteady Pipe Flows....Pages 481-487
Analysis of the Seepage Process in Clay Slopes Intercepted by Trench Drains....Pages 489-506
Dynamic and Variational Approaches to the River Regime Relation....Pages 507-525
Are Extremal Hypotheses Not Consistent with Regime Alluvial Channels?....Pages 527-540
Statistical Quantities Distribution in Turbulent Flows and the Use of the Entropy Concept....Pages 541-586
Vortex Ring — Moving Sphere Chaotic Interaction....Pages 587-595
Back Matter....Pages 597-597

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This book contains a selection of papers arising from an international conference, held in Maratea (Italy), June 26-28, 1991.
It comprises six sections encompassing a range of the major aspects of entropy-based developments in water resources. Each section normally starts with an invited, state-of-the-art paper, followed by contributed papers.
Section 1 presents a discussion on the perspectives of entropy and energy dissipation. The applications of entropy in hydrology are considered in Section 2, water resources in Section 3, and hydraulics in Section 4. Sections 5 and 6 deal with the applications of energy principles in, respectively, hydrology and hydraulics.
This book will interest researchers as well as those engaged in civil engineering, agricultural engineering, environmental engineering, hydrology, water resources, earth resources, forestry, geography and climatology. Graduate students, as well as those wishing to conduct research on entropy or its applications, will find this book to be of particular significance.

Content:
Front Matter....Pages i-xi
Front Matter....Pages 1-1
Entropy Optimization Principles and Their Applications....Pages 3-20
A Historical Perspective of Entropy Applications in Water Resources....Pages 21-61
Force, Energy, Entropy, and Energy Dissipation Rate....Pages 63-89
Versatile Uses of the Entropy Concept in Water Resources....Pages 91-117
Limits in Space-Time Knowledge of Hydrological Data....Pages 119-129
Random Walk Between Order and Disorder....Pages 131-136
Front Matter....Pages 137-137
On What Can Be Explained by the Entropy of a Channel Network....Pages 139-154
Transfer of Information in Monthly Rainfall Series of San Jose, California....Pages 155-173
Application of Some Entropic Measures in Hydrologic Data Infilling Procedures....Pages 175-192
An Investigation of the Feasibility Space of Parameter Estimation Using Pome and Ml With Reference to the Tcev Distribution....Pages 193-203
Probabilistic Analysis of the Availability of a Hydrological Forecasting System (HFS)....Pages 205-213
Front Matter....Pages 215-215
Assessing the Reliability of Water Distribution Networks Using Entropy Based Measures of Network Redundancy....Pages 217-234
Optimising Water Distribution Network Design Using Entropy Surrogates for Network Reliability....Pages 239-259
The Role of the Entropy Concept in Design and Evaluation of Water Quality Monitoring Networks....Pages 261-282
Application Of The Entropy Concept In Design Of Water Quality Monitoring Networks....Pages 283-302
Maximum Entropy Techniques in Inverse and Environmental Problems....Pages 303-318
Front Matter....Pages 319-319
Applications Of Probability And Entropy Concepts In Open Channel Hydraulics....Pages 321-341
A New Energy-Based Approach To Local Bridge Scour....Pages 343-354
First and Second Law Analisys of a Hydro Storage with Respect to the Environmental Impact of an Energy System....Pages 355-365
Maximum Entropy Principle And Energy Dissipation Through Permeable Breakwaters....Pages 367-375
Front Matter....Pages 377-377
On What is Explained by the Form of a Channel Network....Pages 379-399
Analysis of Spatial Variability of River Network Morphology, Flow and Potential Energy....Pages 401-418
Flow Resistance Induced by Overland Flow Morphology....Pages 419-431
The Priming and Duration of Droughts....Pages 433-443
Front Matter....Pages 445-445
The Role of Energy Dissipation in Fluid Flows and River Mechanics....Pages 447-455
Energy Loss in Dividing Flow....Pages 457-468
Wave Type Flow at Abrupt Drop: Flow Geometry and Energy Loss....Pages 469-479
Some Considerations on Velocity Profiles in Unsteady Pipe Flows....Pages 481-487
Analysis of the Seepage Process in Clay Slopes Intercepted by Trench Drains....Pages 489-506
Dynamic and Variational Approaches to the River Regime Relation....Pages 507-525
Are Extremal Hypotheses Not Consistent with Regime Alluvial Channels?....Pages 527-540
Statistical Quantities Distribution in Turbulent Flows and the Use of the Entropy Concept....Pages 541-586
Vortex Ring — Moving Sphere Chaotic Interaction....Pages 587-595
Back Matter....Pages 597-597
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