Hydrology & hydraulic systems / Ram S. Gupta.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 698-722) and index

1. Demand for water -- 2. Elements of the hydrologic cycle: precipitation -- 3. Elements of the hydrologic cycle: evaporation and transpiration -- 4. Elements of the hydrologic cycle: runoff -- 5. Theory of groundwater flow -- 6. Applications of groundwater flow -- 7. Contaminant transport and groundwater monitoring -- 8. Measurement of surface water flow -- 9. Estimation of surface water flow: hydrograph analysis -- 10. Estimation of surface water flow: streamflow relationships -- 11. Computation of extreme flows -- 12. Hydraulic principles, kinematics and flow routing -- 13. Hydraulic structures -- 14. Conveyance systems: open channel flow -- 15. Distribution systems -- 16. Urban drainage systems -- 17. Other drainage systems -- 18. Remote sensing and computer modeling in hydrology.

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