Physical Hydrology 3rd Edition by Lawrence Dingman ISBN 978-1478611189 1478611189
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ISBN 10: 1478611189
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Author: S. Lawrence Dingman
For twenty years, Lawrence Dingman’s well-written, comprehensive Physical Hydrology has set standards for balancing theoretical depth and breadth of applications. Rich in substance and written to meet the needs of future researchers and experts in the field, Dingman treats hydrology as a distinct geoscience that is continually expanding to deal with large-scale changes in land use and climate. The third edition provides a solid conceptual basis of the subject and introduces the quantitative relations involved in answering scientific and management questions about water resources. The text is organized around three principal themes: the basic concepts underlying the science of hydrology; the exchange of water and energy between the atmosphere and the earth’s surface; and the land phase of the hydrologic cycle. Dingman supplies the basic physical principles necessary for developing a sound, instructive sense of the way in which water moves on and through the land; in addition, he describes the assumptions behind each analytical approach and identifies the limitations of each.
Outstanding features include: An examination of documented trends in global change of climatic and hydrologic quantities; statistical and measurement methods for the development and management of hydrologic simulation modeling; additional exercises that emphasize analyses using data sets obtained via the Internet; and Excel spreadsheets on the accompanying CD.
Titles of related interest also available from Waveland Press: Benjamin, Water Chemistry, 2E (ISBN 9781478623083); Chapra, Surface Water-Quality Modeling (ISBN 9781577666059); Charbeneau, Groundwater Hydraulics and Pollutant Transport (ISBN 9781577664796); Fetter, Applied Hydrogeology, Fourth Edition (ISBN 9781478637097); Fetter et al., Contaminant Hydrogeology, Third Edition (ISBN 9781478632795); Gupta, Hydrology and Hydraulic Systems, 4E (ISBN 9781478630913); and Manning, Applied Principles of Hydrology, 3E (ISBN 9781478634195).
Table of contents:
Chapter 1: Hydrology: Basic Concepts and Challenges
Definition and Scope of Hydrology
Hydrology is the study of water in all its forms and occurrences in the environment, including its properties, distribution, and movement.
Approach and Scope of This Book
This book adopts a quantitative and physically-based approach to understanding hydrologic processes.
Physical Quantities and Laws
Fundamental physical quantities and laws such as conservation of mass, momentum, and energy govern hydrologic phenomena.
Dimensions and Units
Understanding dimensions (e.g., length, time) and units (e.g., meters, seconds) is essential for hydrologic analysis.
Properties of Water
Water’s unique physical properties—freezing and melting temperatures, density, surface tension, viscosity, latent heats, specific heat, and solvent power—are critical to hydrologic processes.
Hydrologic Systems and the Conservation Equations
Hydrologic systems are characterized by their boundaries, with the conservation of mass as the fundamental governing principle.
The Watershed
Defined as the land area draining to a common outlet, delineating watersheds is key to hydrologic study.
The Regional Water Balance
Water balance equations quantify inputs, outputs, and storage changes to evaluate water availability.
Special Characteristics of Hydrologic Variables
Hydrologic variables display spatial and temporal variability that must be accounted for.
Hydrologic Storage
Storage components affect timing and quantity of water movement; residence time measures the duration water remains in storage.
Uncertainty in Hydrology
Uncertainty arises from natural variability and measurement limitations, requiring statistical treatment.
Application of Basic Concepts to Modeling Watershed Functioning
Models apply these fundamental concepts to simulate and predict watershed behavior.
The Future of Hydrology
Ongoing advancements promise improved understanding and management of water resources.
Chapter 2: The Global Context: Climate, Hydrology, and the Critical Zone
Basic Aspects of Global Climate
Fundamental laws of radiant energy exchange and atmospheric structure govern global climate.
The Atmosphere
The composition and dynamics of the atmosphere influence climate patterns.
Global Energy Budget
Energy input, output, and transfer drive climatic processes.
Latitudinal Energy Transfer
Energy redistribution between latitudes shapes weather and climate.
General Circulation and Distribution of Pressure and Temperature
Large-scale atmospheric circulation determines global climate zones.
Large-Scale Internal Climatic Variability and Teleconnections
Climate variability is affected by phenomena linking distant regions.
The Global Hydrologic Cycle
Stocks and fluxes of water operate globally, moving through precipitation, evapotranspiration, runoff, and storage.
Distribution of Precipitation, Evapotranspiration, and Runoff
Patterns vary spatially and temporally with climatic conditions.
Continental Water Balances
Balance equations for continents integrate inputs and outputs to assess water resources.
Rivers, Lakes, and Reservoirs
Surface waters play key roles in water storage and transport.
Material Transport by Rivers
Rivers move sediments and dissolved substances, influencing ecosystems.
Climate Change and the Hydrologic Cycle
Climate shifts impact water availability and hydrologic extremes.
Hydrology and the Critical Zone
Interactions among soil, vegetation, and atmosphere define the critical zone essential to hydrology.
Chapter 3: Principles and Processes of Surface-Atmosphere Water and Energy Exchange
Pressure-Temperature-Density Relations
These relations describe the behavior of atmospheric gases and water vapor.
Water Vapor and Related Concepts
Definitions and measures such as vapor pressure, absolute and relative humidity, dew point, and precipitable water characterize atmospheric moisture.
The Evaporation Process
Evaporation involves vapor exchange and latent heat transfer.
The Precipitation Process
Processes including cooling, condensation, and droplet growth form precipitation.
Turbulent Exchange of Momentum, Mass, and Energy
Turbulence affects vertical transport in the atmosphere, critical for fluxes.
Chapter 4: Precipitation
Meteorology of Precipitation
Types include frontal, tropical cyclones, convective, orographic, occult, and dew, shaped by atmospheric dynamics.
Measurement of Precipitation
Techniques include point measurements, radar, and satellite methods.
Areal Estimation from Point Measurements
Methods such as weighted averages and spatial interpolation estimate precipitation over areas.
Precipitation Climatology
Long-term patterns, variability, extreme events, and anthropogenic effects are studied.
Chapter 5: Snow and Snowmelt
Hydrologic Importance of Snow
Snow significantly influences seasonal water supply and runoff.
Material Characteristics of Snow
Includes snow properties and metamorphism processes.
Measurement of Snow and Snowmelt
Techniques cover snowfall, snowpack, ablation, and water output.
Distribution and Effects on Snow
Elevation, aspect, and vegetation affect snow distribution.
Snowmelt Processes
Energy balance governs melting, involving radiation, convection, and conduction.
Snowmelt Runoff Generation
Flow occurs in unsaturated and basal saturated zones.
Snowmelt Modeling
Models simulate snowmelt processes to predict runoff.
Chapter 6: Evapotranspiration
Evaporation and Heat-Exchange Processes
Vapor pressure relations, diffusion, latent and sensible heat exchanges are fundamental.
Classification of Evapotranspiration Processes
Includes free-water evaporation, soil evaporation, and transpiration.
Free-Water and Lake Evaporation
Measured and modeled via eddy correlation, mass transfer, energy balance, Penman method, pans, and water balance.
Bare-Soil Evaporation
Evaporation dynamics from exposed soil surfaces.
Transpiration
Process, measurement, and modeling of water vapor loss from vegetation.
Interception and Interception Loss
Water intercepted by vegetation can evaporate, influencing water budgets.
Potential and Reference-Crop Evapotranspiration
Conceptual and operational definitions, measurement techniques, and method comparisons.
Actual Evapotranspiration
Approaches include potential evapotranspiration, water balance, turbulent exchange, and water quality methods.
Chapter 7: Principles of Subsurface Flow
Material Properties of Porous Media
Particle size distribution, density, bulk density, and porosity determine water retention and movement.
Water Storage
Volumetric water content and saturation describe soil water status.
Basic Principles of Saturated Subsurface Flow
Darcy’s law, permeability, hydraulic conductivity, and flow equations characterize saturated flow.
Basic Principles of Unsaturated Subsurface Flow
Surface tension, capillarity, unsaturated Darcy’s law, soil-water pressure, and hydraulic conductivity describe unsaturated flow dynamics.
Chapter 8: Infiltration and Water Movement in Soils
Water Conditions in Soils
Field capacity, permanent wilting point, soil-water status, hydrologic and pedologic horizons define water availability.
The Infiltration Process
Infiltration definitions, factors affecting rates, and process description.
Measurement of Infiltration
Techniques include ring and tension infiltrometers, sprinkler plots, soil-water observations, and preferential flow analysis.
Quantitative Modeling of Infiltration at a Point
Idealized conditions, Richards equation solutions, Green-and-Ampt and Philip models.
Infiltration Over Areas
Spatial and temporal variability, modeling approaches.
Redistribution of Soil Water
Processes with and without evapotranspiration.
Chapter 9: Ground Water in the Hydrologic Cycle
Aquifers and Aquitards
Definitions, types (unconfined, confined), storage, and transmission properties.
Regional Ground-Water Flow
Equations and characteristics, effects of topography and geology.
Ground-Water-Surface-Water Relations
Interactions with streams, lakes, wetlands, and oceans.
Ground Water in the Regional Water Balance
Recharge, contribution to streamflow, capillary rise, deep seepage components.
Impacts of Ground-Water Development on Arcal Hydrology
Hydraulics, effects of extraction, and concepts like “safe yield.”
Chapter 10: Runoff Generation and Streamflow
The Watershed and the Stream Network
Watershed definition, stream network structure, drainage density, and hydrologic implications.
General Characteristics of Stream Response
Hydrograph features, separation, event flow volume, and response descriptions.
Identification of Runoff Sources
Different runoff pathways and their contributions.
Event-Flow-Generation Processes
Channel precipitation, overland flow, subsurface flow, and hillslope processes.
Channel Processes
Hydraulic relations and streamflow routing.
Rainfall-Runoff Modeling
Runoff processes, watershed as impulse-response system, inputs, and model types.
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