Hydrology in a changing world : challenges in modeling /: challenges in modeling. ([2019])

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Editors, Shailesh Kumar Singh and C.T. Dhanya.
• Editors: Singh, Shailesh Kumar; Dhanya, C. T
• Contents: Intro; Contents; Integration of GRACE Data for Improvement of Hydrological Models; 1 Introduction; 2 GRACE Data and Gravity Recovery; 3 Large-Scale Hydrological Models; 4 Evaluation of Model Simulations Using GRACE Data; 5 GRACE Data Assimilation; 6 Conclusions; References; An Analysis of Spatio-Temporal Changes in Drought Characteristics over India; 1 Introduction; 1.1 Introduction to Droughts; 1.2 Drought Characterization and Monitoring; 1.3 Drought Classification; 1.4 Temporal Trends in Droughts; 2 Study Area and Dataset; 2.1 Droughts over India and Their Consequences 2.2 Recent Drought Literature over India2.3 India Meteorological Department (IMD) Precipitation Dataset; 2.4 Homogenous Monsoon Regions; 3 Methodology; 3.1 Standardized Precipitation Index (SPI); 3.2 Gamma Mixture Model (Gamma-MM); 3.3 Temporal Trends in Droughts; 4 Results and Discussion; 4.1 Drought Classification; 4.2 Precipitation Trends; 4.3 Drought Classification for Nonstationary Precipitation Series; 5 Summary and Concluding Remarks; References; Urban Hydrology in a Changing World; 1 Introduction; 2 Modelling Urban Hydrology; 2.1 Network Representation; 2.2 Numerical Simulation Models 2.3 Representing Climate Change3 Sustainable Approaches to Urban Water Management; 3.1 Case Study-New Zealand; 4 Conclusion; References; Uncertainty in Calibration of Variable Infiltration Capacity Model; 1 Introduction; 2 Description of VIC Model; 2.1 Water Balance Mode; 2.2 VIC Routing Model; 3 Case Study on Calibration of VIC Model; 4 Datasets Used; 5 Results; 6 Open Questions; References; Predictability of Hydrological Systems Using the Wavelet Transformation: Application to Drought Prediction; 1 Introduction; 2 Wavelet Function; 3 Wavelet Transform; 3.1 Continuous Wavelet Transform (CWT) 3.2 Discrete Wavelet Transform (DWT)3.3 Stationary Wavelet Transform (SWT); 4 Multi-resolution Analysis; 5 Illustrative Example on Drought Prediction; 5.1 Methodology; 5.2 Study Areas; 5.3 Results and Discussions; 6 Summary and Concluding Remarks; References; Land-Atmosphere Interactions in Indian Monsoon at Sub-seasonal to Seasonal Scale; 1 Introduction; 2 Importance Land Surface Feedback in ISMR; 2.1 Soil Moisture-Precipitation Feedback; 2.2 Snow Cover-Precipitation Feedback; 2.3 Evapotranspiration-Precipitation Feedback; 3 Identification of Major Terrestrial Moisture Sources 4 Role of Terrestrial Moisture Sources in the Seasonal Precipitation4.1 Role of Terrestrial Moisture Sources in Interannual Variability of ISMR; 4.2 Role of Terrestrial Moisture Sources in Sub-seasonal Variability of ISMR; 5 Conclusions; References; Assessment of Climate Change Impacts on IDF Curves in Qatar Using Ensemble Climate Modeling Approach; 1 Introduction; 2 Study Area and Rainfall Data Selection; 3 Current Climate IDF Curves; 4 Methodology for Development of Future IDF Curves; 4.1 Selection of Models and Scenarios; 4.2 Rate-of-Change Estimation Using Multi-model Ensemble
• Publisher Details: Cham, Switzerland : Springer
• Publication Date: 2019
• Copyright Date: 2019
• Extent: 1 online resource, illustrations
• Subjects: 551.48; Hydrology; Hydrologic models; SCIENCE / Earth Sciences / Geography; SCIENCE / Earth Sciences / Geology; Electronic books; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9783030021979; 3030021971
• Related ISBNs: 9783030021962
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references.; Note: Vendor-supplied metadata.
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