Engineering hydrology of arid and sarid regions. (©2010)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Mostafa M. Soliman.
• Other Names: Soliman, Mostafa M (Mostafa Mohammed)
• Contents: Introduction; General Remarks; Engineering Hydrology for Arid and Semiarid Regions; Hydrologic Cycle; Hydrologic Systems; Wadi Hydrology; Modeling; References; Bibliography ; Meteorological Processes and Hydrology ; Introduction; Solar and Earth Radiations; Temperature; Humidity; Wind; Climate Change; References; ; Precipitation; Introduction; Forms of Precipitation; Measurement of Precipitation; Precipitation Gauge Network; Interpretation of Precipitation Data; Average Precipitation over an Area; Design Storms; References; Suggested Reading; ; Precipitation Losses; Introduction; Evaporation; Empirical Evaporation Equations; Estimation of Evaporation by Analytical Methods; Reservoir Evaporation and Methods for Its Reduction; Evaporation and Transpiration; Interception; Surface Retention Loss; Recommended Methods for Estimating Rainfall Losses; Measurement of Infiltration; Infiltration Indexes; References; ; Catchment Characteristics and Runoff; Introduction; Catchment Characteristics; Estimation of Runoff; References ; Stream Flow Measurement ; Introduction; Measurement of Stages; Flow-Measuring Structures; References; ; Stream-Flow Hydrographs ; Introduction; Characteristics of the Hydrograph; Hydrograph Separation; The Unit Hydrograph Concept; Derivations of Unit Hydrographs from Simple Hydrogaphs; Derivation of Unit Hydrograph from Complex Storms; Unit Hydrographs for Various Durations; Synthetic Unit Hydrographs; Hydrograph of Overland Flow; References; Bibliography; ; Flood Routing ; Introduction; Hydraulic Routing Techniques; Hydrologic Routing Techniques; Case Study: Flood Routing for the HighAswan Dam Reservoir; References; ; Groundwater Hydrology ; Introduction; Distribution of Subsurface Water; Groundwater Flow Theories; Hydraulics of the Well and Its Design; SLUG Tests; Groundwater Recharge; Application; Groundwater Pollution; References; ; Sediment Yield from Watersheds ; Introduction; Sediment-Yield Theories; Reservoir Sedimentation; References; ; Hydraulic Structures ; Introduction; Crossing Works; Control and Storage Works; References; Bibliography; ; Case Studies; Case Study 1 Water Resources Management in Wadi Naghamish at the North Coastal Zone of Egypt; Case Study 2 Urbanization Impacts on the Hydrological System of Catchments in Arid and Semiarid Regions; Case Study 3 Runoff Simulation Using Different Precipitation Loss Methods; Case Study 4 Design of Salboukh Flood Control System, in Riyadh City, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia; Appendix A: Conversion Tables; Appendix B: Glossary; Appendix C: Statistics and Stochastic Analysis in Hydrology; Appendix D: A Simplified Model for Hydrograph Development in Arid and Semiarid Regions; Index
• Publisher Details: Boca Raton, FL : CRC Press
• Publication Date: 2010
• Copyright Date: 2010
• Extent: 1 online resource (xvi, 395 pages), illustrations, maps
• Subjects: 628.1/14; Hydrogeology; Hydraulic engineering; Engineering; Environmental engineering; Science; Geology; TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING -- Environmental -- Water Supply; Hydraulic engineering; Hydrogeology; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781439815571; 1439815577
• Related ISBNs: 9781439815557; 1439815550
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.; Note: Print version record.
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