Rainfall-Runoff Modelling: The Primer - Couverture rigide

Beven, Keith

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 0471985538 ISBN 13 : 9780471985532

Editeur : John Wiley & Sons Ltd, 2001

Synopsis

Amid climatic changes linked to global warming, ongoing changes in land-use patterns, and growing international concern with the environment it is increasingly important to understand the potential impact of these changes on the environment. "Rainfall-runoff modeling" is an important predictor of that impact. This book introduces rainfall-runoff models that have been developed over the past 24-30 years, giving examples of their practical applications. It provides a summary of available techniques for rainfall modeling based upon the most recent research, but in a way that serves as a primer for the subject. Provides an overview of how catchment rainfall-runoff systems work. It presents a history of rainfall-runoff models and examples of models can be downloaded over the Internet. It also looks at the uncertainty in model prediction.

A propos du livre

Quatrième de couverture

Rainfall–Runoff Modelling The Primer is the first comprehensive introduction and survey of rainfall–runoff modelling since 1975. Dramatic increases in computer power and spatial databases since then have made unprecedented resources available to the modeller today. However, the early modellers would not have expected that the representations of hydrological processes by computer models would have proven such a difficult scientific problem. This book provides both a primer for the novice and a detailed and practical description of techniques and difficulties demanded by more advanced users and developers. The complete range of rainfall–runoff models is reviewed including models for real time flood forecasting and for predicting the impacts of land use and climate changes with example applications. This is the first text to include methods for estimating the uncertainty in predictions as an essential tool for the novice in making hydrological predictions.

This book will appeal to the novice, final year undergraduates and graduate students, hydrological researchers and consultants, and environmental agencies.

Présentation de l'éditeur

Amid climatic changes linked to global warming, on–going changes in land–use patterns, and growing concern with hydrology as an international issue, it is increasingly important to understand the potential impact of these changes on the water environment. Rainfall–runoff modeling is an important predictor of that impact.

This book provides a summary of the development of rainfall–runoff models, giving examples of their practical applications. It introduces the different techniques for rainfall–runoff modeling, based upon the most recent research, but in a way that serves as a primer for the subject.

• Provides an overview of how catchment rainfall–runoff systems work
• A history of rainfall–runoff models
• Examples of models which can be downloaded over the Internet
• Looks at uncertainty in model prediction

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: John Wiley & Sons Ltd
• Date d'édition: 2001
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0471985538
• ISBN 13: 9780471985532
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 372
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible