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The document is a handbook of hydrology edited by David R. Maidment and published by McGraw-Hill that contains 29 chapters written by experts on various topics in hydrology. The chapters are divided into 4 parts that cover the hydrologic cycle, hydrologic transport, hydrologic statistics, and hydrologic technology. The handbook provides comprehensive coverage of fundamental concepts and applications across the broad field of hydrology.

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Handbook of Hydrology Overview

The document is a handbook of hydrology edited by David R. Maidment and published by McGraw-Hill that contains 29 chapters written by experts on various topics in hydrology. The chapters are divided into 4 parts that cover the hydrologic cycle, hydrologic transport, hydrologic statistics, and hydrologic technology. The handbook provides comprehensive coverage of fundamental concepts and applications across the broad field of hydrology.

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HANDBOOK OF HYDROLOGY

David R. Maidment
Editor in Chief

Professor of Civil Engineering University of Texas at Austin

McGRAW-HILL, INC.
New York San Francisco Washington, D.C. Auckland Bogota Caracas Lisbon London Madrid Mexico City Milan Montreal New Delhi San Juan Singapore Sydney Tokyo Toronto

CONTENTS

Contributors xi International Advisory Board xiv Practitioner Advisory Board xvi About the Editor in Chief xviii Preface xix

Part 1

Hydrologic Cycle
1.3

Chapter 1 . Hydrology, D. R. Maidment

Chapter 2. Climatology, E. M. Rassmusson, R. E. Dickinson. J. E. Kutzbach, andM. K. Cleave/and

2.1

Chapter 3. Precipitation, J. A. Smith

3.-1

Chapter 4. Evaporation, W. J. Shuttleworth

4.1

Chapter 5. Infiltration and Soil Water Movement, W. J. Rawls, L. R. Ahuja. D. L. Brakensiek and A. Shirmohammadi

5.1

Chapter 6. Groundwater Flow, L. Smith andS. J. Wheatcraft

6.1

Chapter 7. Snow and Floating Ice, D. M. Gray and T. D. Prowse

7.1

Chapter 8. Streamflow,

M. P. Mosley and A. I. McKerchar

8.1

Chapter 9. Flood Runoff, D. H. Pilgrim and I. Cordery

9.1

Chapter 10. Flow Routing, D. L Fread

10.1

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CONTENTS

Part 2

Hydrologic Transport
11.3

Chapter 1 1 . Water Quality, 5. C. McCutcheon, J. L. Martin and T. O. Barnwell, Jr. _

Chapter 12. Erosion and Sediment Transport, H. W. Shen and [Link]

12.1

Chapter 13. Hydrologic Effects of Land Use Change, /. R. Calder

13.1

Chapter 14. Contaminant Transport in Surface Water, [Link]

14.1

Chapter 15. Contaminant Transport in Unsaturated Flow, R. J. Charbeneau and D. E. Daniel

15.1

Chapter 16. Contaminant Transport in Groundwater, J. W. Mercer and R. K. Waddell 16.1

Part 3

Hydrologic Statistics

Chapter 17. Statistical Treatment of Hydrologic Data, R. M. Hirsch. D. R. Helsel, T. A. Cohn, andE. J. Gilroy

17.

Chapter 18. Frequency Analysis of Extreme Events, J. R. Stedinger. R. M. Vogel, and E. Foufoula-Georgiou

18.

Chapter 19. Analysis and Modelling of Hydrologic Time Series, [Link]

19.1

Chapter 20. Geostatistics, P. K. Khanidis

20.1

CONTENTS

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Part 4

Hydrologic Technology

Chapter 2 1 . Computer Models for Surface Water, J. J. DeVries and T. V. Hromadka II

21.3

Chapter 2 2 . Computer Models for Subsurface Water, M. P. Anderson. D. S. Ward. E. G. Lappaia. and T. A. Prickett

Chapter 2 3 . Advances in Hydrologic Computation, R. D. Dodson

23.1

Chapter 2 4 . Remote Sensing, [Link]

24.1

Chapter 25. Automated Data Acquisition and Transmission, V. J. Latkovich and G. H. Leavesley

25.1

Chapter 2 6 . Hydrologic Forecasting, D. L. Lettenmaier and E. F. Wood

26.1

Chapter 2 7 . Hydrologic Design for Water Use, [Link]

21A

Chapter 2 8 . Hydrologic Design for Urban Drainage and Flood Control, B. R. Urbonas and L. A. Roesner

28.1

Chapter 2 9 . Hydrologic Design for Groundwater Pollution Control, P. B. Bedient. F. W. Schwartz, and H. S. Rifai

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