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001 2012017574
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008 120611s2012 iau b 001 0 eng
010 $a 2012017574
020 $a9780470963050 (hardback)
040 $aDLC$cDLC
042 $apcc
050 00 $aTC409$b.H93 2012
082 00 $a627$223
084 $aTEC010030$2bisacsh
100 1 $aBrooks, Kenneth N.
245 10 $aHydrology and the management of watersheds /$cKenneth N. Brooks, Peter F. Ffolliott, Joseph A. Magner.
250 $a4th ed.
260 $aAmes, Iowa :$bWiley-Blackwell,$c2012.
263 $a1211
300 $ap. cm.
500 $aRev. ed. of: Hydrology and the management of watersheds / Kenneth N. Brooks, et al. 2003.
520 $a"Hydrology and the Management of Watersheds, Fourth Edition is a major revision and restructuring of this popular text. The content and scope have been improved and condensed, covering basic concepts and the fundamental aspects of hydrology and hydrologic processes, as well as methods and applications for managing watersheds. Examples throughout the book emphasize the use of web sites and access to the internet to acquire data, update methods and models, and to apply the latest technology to cope with issues of land and water use and climatic variability and change.Beyond the university classroom, Hydrology and the Management of Watersheds discusses land and water resource issues with implications for professionals in hydrology and watershed management in the United States, North America and beyond "--$cProvided by publisher.
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
505 0 $aHydrologic cycle and the water budget -- Precipitation -- Evaporation, interception, and transpiration -- Infiltration, pathways of water flow and recharge -- Streamflow measurement and analysis -- Groundwater and groundwater-surface water exchange -- Soil erosion processes and control -- Sediment supply, transport, and yield -- Fluvial processes and implications for stream management -- Water-quality characteristics -- Managing wildland watersheds -- Managing riparian communities and wtelands -- Watershed management issues -- Socioeconomic considerations in integrated watershed management -- Tools and emerging technologies.
650 0 $aWatershed management.
650 0 $aWatersheds.
650 0 $aHydrology.
650 7 $aTECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING / Environmental / Water Supply.$2bisacsh
700 1 $aFfolliott, Peter F.
700 1 $aMagner, Joseph A.
730 0 $aHydrology and the management of watersheds.
856 42 $3Cover image$uhttp://catalogimages.wiley.com/images/db/jimages/9780470963050.jpg