Environmental Hydrology

Environmental Hydrology is an excellent textbook for use in introductory/intermediate hydrology courses. 60 tables, 169 illustrations, 71 worked examples, 120 homework problems, laboratory exercises or projects are included in this ideal textbook for students of environmental science, hydrology, meteorology, agronomy, soil science, forestry, geography, natural resources, & agricultural & civil engineering. It provides a qualitative understanding of hydrologic processes & an introduction to methods for quantifying hydrologic parameters & processes. English units are primarily used but conversion tables & many problems with SI units are also presented. Written by an interdisciplinary group of scientists & engineers, the book begins with introductory chapters on the components of the hydrologic cycle. Subsequent chapters cover soil water hydrology, evapotranspiration, ground-water flow, surface runoff, soil erosion, flow in channels, forest & wetland hydrology, water quality, remote sensing applications in hydrology, & modeling hydrologic systems. It also includes a chapter of projects & laboratory exercises, a glossary of terms, hydrologic data, & references.Ward, Andrew is the author of 'Environmental Hydrology' with ISBN 9780873718868 and ISBN 0873718860.