Applied Hydrology

Textbook combining theory of engineering hydrology with practical applications for advanced students, researchers, and engineers.

Biswajit Mukhopadhyay (Author), Vijay P. Singh (Author)

9781009376105, Cambridge University Press

Hardback, published 4 July 2024

764 pages
28.5 x 22.1 x 4.5 cm, 2.55 kg

'The book Applied Hydrology by Mukhopadhyay and Singh provides a clear in-depth presentation of the full range of topics encountered in the professional practice of hydrologic engineering, supported by relevant articulations of foundational principles of mathematics, statistics, and hydrologic science.' Ralph A. Wurbs, Texas A&M University

This comprehensive textbook combines the theoretical principles of engineering hydrology together with their practical applications, using modern industry-standard software. The textbook is written by the combination of a practitioner of water resources engineering with over 30 years of professional experience and a highly respected academic and recognized world authority in hydrology. Examples are drawn from global case studies, with exercises available online. The book begins with a review of the necessary mathematics and statistical hydrology. The underlying principles of the geographic information systems are discussed. In addition to topics covering fundamental concepts, separate chapters are devoted to reservoir operations, water resources management, climate change, and various methods of optimizing hydrologic models for calibration and validation. This textbook will prove to be indispensable for advanced students in civil, environmental, and agricultural engineering, preparing them to confidently join the industrial sector. It will also be an indispensable reference textbook for practicing engineers, bringing them up to date with modern techniques in applied hydrology.

Preface
Acknowledgements
List of Common Abbreviations
1. Applied hydrology in the twenty first century
2. Review of mathematics
3. Statistical hydrology
4. Rainfall measurements and models
5. Streamflow measurements and statistics
6. Geomorphologic concepts and watershed characteristics
7. Abstractions and effective rainfall
8. Groundwater and baseflow 9. Unit hydrograph models
10. Kinematic wave models
11. Rational method
12. Channel routing
13. Reservoir routing
14. Evaporation and evapotranspiration
15. Snowmelt
16. Erosion and sedimentation
17. Reservoir operations
18. Climate change
19. Water resources management
20. Geographic information system
21. Hydrologic modelling
References
Index.

Subject Areas: Hydrology & the hydrosphere [RBK]