Applied Principles of Hydrology

by Manning, John C.

• ISBN13: 9780135655320
• ISBN10: 0135655323
• Edition: 3rd
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 1996-06-24
• Publisher: Prentice Hall

Summary

Appropriate for courses in elementary hydrology, hydrogeology, or groundwater. Brief paperback format also makes it suitable as a supplementary text for courses in natural resources, ecology and other environmental sciences, geography, city planning, etc. This is the only text to give a complete, non-mathematical exposition of the universal Water Cycle in language accessible to non-specialists. It begins with a discussion of the physical and chemical attributes that make water such a unique substance, and goes on to a step-by-step discussion of various aspects of the Water Cycle.

Table of Contents

1. The Water Cycle.
2. The Structure and Properties of Water.
3. Water in the Air: Evaporation and Condensation.
4. Precipitation.
5. Infiltration and Soil Water.
6. Evapotranspiration.
7. Groundwater.
8. Runoff.
9. Chemical Quality of Natural Water.
10. The Water Cycle and Man.
Appendix I: Map of California Showing Locations of Examples Discussed in Text.
Appendix II: Moving Averages.
Appendix III: Sources of Hydrologic Data.
Appendix IV: References.
Index.