Ebook: Hydrology and the Management of Watersheds, Fourth Edition

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.Content:
Chapter 1 Introduction (pages 7–26):
Chapter 2 Hydrologic Cycle and the Water Budget (pages 27–48):
Chapter 3 Precipitation (pages 49–79):
Chapter 4 Evaporation, Interception, and Transpiration (pages 81–112):
Chapter 5 Infiltration, Pathways of Water Flow, and Recharge (pages 113–140):
Chapter 6 Streamflow Measurement and Analysis (pages 141–172):
Chapter 7 Groundwater and Groundwater–Surface Water Exchange (pages 173–195):
Chapter 8 Soil Erosion Processes and Control (pages 199–241):
Chapter 9 Sediment Supply, Transport, and Yield (pages 243–265):
Chapter 10 Fluvial Processes and Implications for Stream Management (pages 267–295):
Chapter 11 Water?Quality Characteristics (pages 297–328):
Chapter 12 Managing Wildland Watersheds (pages 333–387):
Chapter 13 Managing Riparian Communities and Wetlands (pages 389–426):
Chapter 14 Watershed Management Issues (pages 427–461):
Chapter 15 Socioeconomic Considerations in Integrated Watershed Management (pages 463–487):
Chapter 16 Tools and Emerging Technologies (pages 489–511):