Runoff Prediction in Ungauged Basins

Runoff Prediction in Ungauged Basins
Author: Günter Blöschl
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Total Pages: 491
Release: 2013-04-18
Genre: Science
ISBN: 1107067553

Predicting water runoff in ungauged water catchment areas is vital to practical applications such as the design of drainage infrastructure and flooding defences, runoff forecasting, and for catchment management tasks such as water allocation and climate impact analysis. This full colour book offers an impressive synthesis of decades of international research, forming a holistic approach to catchment hydrology and providing a one-stop resource for hydrologists in both developed and developing countries. Topics include data for runoff regionalisation, the prediction of runoff hydrographs, flow duration curves, flow paths and residence times, annual and seasonal runoff, and floods. Illustrated with many case studies and including a final chapter on recommendations for researchers and practitioners, this book is written by expert authors involved in the prestigious IAHS PUB initiative. It is a key resource for academic researchers and professionals in the fields of hydrology, hydrogeology, ecology, geography, soil science, and environmental and civil engineering.

Runoff Prediction in Ungauged Basins

Runoff Prediction in Ungauged Basins
Author: Günter Blöschl
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Total Pages: 491
Release: 2013-04-18
Genre: Science
ISBN: 1107028183

A synthesis of international catchment hydrology research, for researchers and professionals in hydrology, soil science, and environmental and civil engineering.

Regional Frequency Analysis

Regional Frequency Analysis
Author: J. R. M. Hosking
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Total Pages: 240
Release: 1997-04-28
Genre: Mathematics
ISBN: 0521430453

This book is the first complete account of the L-moment approach to regional frequency analysis of environmental extremes.

Rainfall-runoff Modelling In Gauged And Ungauged Catchments

Rainfall-runoff Modelling In Gauged And Ungauged Catchments
Author: Thorsten Wagener
Publisher: World Scientific
Total Pages: 333
Release: 2004-09-09
Genre: Science
ISBN: 1783260661

This important monograph is based on the results of a study on the identification of conceptual lumped rainfall-runoff models for gauged and ungauged catchments. The task of model identification remains difficult despite decades of research. A detailed problem analysis and an extensive review form the basis for the development of a Matlab® modelling toolkit consisting of two components: a Rainfall-Runoff Modelling Toolbox (RRMT) and a Monte Carlo Analysis Toolbox (MCAT). These are subsequently applied to study the tasks of model identification and evaluation. A novel dynamic identifiability approach has been developed for the gauged catchment case. The theory underlying the application of rainfall-runoff models for predictions in ungauged catchments is studied, problems are highlighted and promising ways to move forward are investigated. Modelling frameworks for both gauged and ungauged cases are developed. This book presents the first extensive treatment of rainfall-runoff model identification in gauged and ungauged catchments.

Scale Issues in Hydrological Modelling

Scale Issues in Hydrological Modelling
Author: J. D. Kalma
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
Total Pages: 518
Release: 1995-09-11
Genre: Science
ISBN:

There is a growing need for appropriate models which address the management of land and water resources and ecosystems at large space and time scales. Theories of non-linear hydrological processes must be extrapolated to large-scale, three-dimensional natural systems such as drainage basins, flood plains and wetlands. This book reports on recent progress in research on scale issues in hydrological modelling. It brings together 27 papers from two special issues of the journal Hydrological Processes. The book makes a significant contribution towards developing research strategies for linking model parameterisations across a range of temporal and spatial scales. The papers selected for this book reflect the tremendous advances which have been made in research into scale issues in hydrological modelling during the last ten years.

In Extremis

In Extremis
Author: Jürgen Kropp
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
Total Pages: 329
Release: 2010-11-03
Genre: Science
ISBN: 3642148638

The book addresses a weakness of current methodologies used in extreme value assessment, i.e. the assumption of stationarity, which is not given in reality. With respect to this issue a lot of new developed technologies are presented, i.e. influence of trends vs. internal correlations, quantitative uncertainty assessments, etc. The book not only focuses on artificial time series data, but has a close link to empirical measurements, in order to make the suggested methodologies applicable for practitioners in water management and meteorology.