Hydrology
An Introduction

Revised and updated, this classic textbook introduces the fundamental principles of hydrology for advanced students and professionals.

Wilfried Brutsaert (Author)

9781107135277, Cambridge University Press

Hardback, published 23 February 2023

622 pages
26 x 21 x 3.3 cm, 1.62 kg

'The second edition of Wilf Brutsaert's book has an imposing wealth of information on the foundations of hydrologic science, based on first principles. The enterprising graduate student (or exceptional undergraduate) who makes the effort to work through the text beginning to end will assuredly have a sound grasp of the underpinnings of the field.' Dennis Lettenmaier, University of California, Los Angeles

Wilfried Brutsaert (2022 Stockholm Water Prize Laureate) has revised and updated his classic textbook to take into account recent developments, while retaining the rigor and structure of the previous edition to introduce the fundamental principles of hydrology. New topics include the response of the global water cycle to climate change, the land surface energy budget closure, snow melt, groundwater trends and statistical surface variability with disturbed atmospheric boundary layers. Hydrologic phenomena are dealt with at the spatial and temporal scales at which they occur in nature. The physics and mathematics necessary to describe these phenomena are introduced and developed: readers will require a working knowledge of calculus and basic fluid mechanics. This classroom-tested textbook – based on the author's long-running course at Cornell - is invaluable for entry-level courses in hydrology directed at advanced undergraduate and graduate students in physical science and engineering. In addition, it is also a great reference text for practising scientists and engineers.

1. Introduction
Part I. Water In The Atmosphere: 2. Water aloft: fluid mechanics of the lower atmosphere
3. Precipitation
4. Evaporation
Part II. Water On The Surface: 5. Water on the land surface: Fluid mechanics of free surface flow
6. Overland flow
7. Streamflow routing
Part III. Water Below The Surface: 8. Water beneath the ground: fluid mechanics in porous materials
9. Infiltration and related unsaturated flows
10. Groundwater outflow and base flow
Part IV. Flows At The Catchment Scale In Response To Precipitation: 11. Streamflow generation: mechanisms and parameterization
12. Streamflow response at the catchment scale
13. Elements of frequency analysis in hydrology
14. Afterword: a short historical sketch of theories about the water circulation on Earth
Appendix. Some useful mathematical concepts.

Subject Areas: Hydrology & the hydrosphere [RBK]