3rd Edition

Fundamentals of Hydrology

By Tim Davie Copyright 2019
306 Pages 170 Color Illustrations
by Routledge

306 Pages 170 Color Illustrations
by Routledge

306 Pages 170 Color Illustrations
by Routledge

The third edition of Fundamentals of Hydrology provides an absorbing and comprehensive introduction to the understanding of how fresh water moves on and around the planet and how humans affect and manage the freshwater resources available to them. The book consists of three parts, each of fundamental importance in the understanding of hydrology: The first section deals with processes... Read more

Chapter 1: Hydrology as A Science

Chapter 2: Precipitation

Chapter 3: Evaporation

Chapter 4: Interception and Surface Storage

Chapter 5: Groundwater

Chapter 6: Soil Water

Chapter 7: Runoff

Chapter 8: Measuring Channel Flow

Chapter 9: Streamflow Analysis and Modelling

Chapter 10: Water Quality

Chapter 11: Water Resources in A Changing World

Biography

Tim Davie is Chief Scientist at the Canterbury Regional Council which controls natural resource management, including water resources, in New Zealand’s largest region. Previously he has worked as a research scientist at Landcare Research NZ Ltd and as a university lecturer in Environmental Science and Geography at Queen Mary College, University of London.

Nevil Wyndham Quinn is an Associate Professor in Applied Hydrology at the University of the West of England, Bristol, where he works within the Department of Geography and Environmental Management and the Centre for Water, Communities and Resilience.