Chaos in Hydrology
Chaos in Hydrology

Author: Bellie Sivakumar

Publisher: Springer

Published: 2016-11-16

Total Pages: 408

ISBN-13: 9048125529

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This authoritative book presents a comprehensive account of the essential roles of nonlinear dynamic and chaos theories in understanding, modeling, and forecasting hydrologic systems. This is done through a systematic presentation of: (1) information on the salient characteristics of hydrologic systems and on the existing theories for their modeling; (2) the fundamentals of nonlinear dynamic and chaos theories, methods for chaos identification and prediction, and associated issues; (3) a review of the applications of chaos theory in hydrology; and (4) the scope and potential directions for the future. This book bridges the divide between the deterministic and the stochastic schools in hydrology, and is well suited as a textbook for hydrology courses.

Advances in Data-based Approaches for Hydrologic Modeling and Forecasting
Advances in Data-based Approaches for Hydrologic Modeling and Forecasting

Author: Bellie Sivakumar

Publisher: World Scientific

Published: 2010

Total Pages: 542

ISBN-13: 9814307971

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This book comprehensively accounts the advances in data-based approaches for hydrologic modeling and forecasting. Eight major and most popular approaches are selected, with a chapter for each stochastic methods, parameter estimation techniques, scaling and fractal methods, remote sensing, artificial neural networks, evolutionary computing, wavelets, and nonlinear dynamics and chaos methods. These approaches are chosen to address a wide range of hydrologic system characteristics, processes, and the associated problems. Each of these eight approaches includes a comprehensive review of the fundamental concepts, their applications in hydrology, and a discussion on potential future directions.

Handbook of Research on Hydroinformatics: Technologies, Theories and Applications
Handbook of Research on Hydroinformatics: Technologies, Theories and Applications

Author: Gasmelseid, Tagelsir Mohamed

Publisher: IGI Global

Published: 2010-07-31

Total Pages: 617

ISBN-13: 1615209085

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"This book provides relevant theoretical frameworks and empirical research findings in the area hydroinformatics to assist professionals to improve their understanding of the development and use of decision support tools to support decision making and integrated water management at different organizational levels and domains"--Provided by publisher.

System Identification, Environmental Modelling, and Control System Design
System Identification, Environmental Modelling, and Control System Design

Author: Liuping Wang

Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media

Published: 2011-10-20

Total Pages: 653

ISBN-13: 0857299743

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This book is dedicated to Prof. Peter Young on his 70th birthday. Professor Young has been a pioneer in systems and control, and over the past 45 years he has influenced many developments in this field. This volume comprises a collection of contributions by leading experts in system identification, time-series analysis, environmetric modelling and control system design – modern research in topics that reflect important areas of interest in Professor Young’s research career. Recent theoretical developments in and relevant applications of these areas are explored treating the various subjects broadly and in depth. The authoritative and up-to-date research presented here will be of interest to academic researcher in control and disciplines related to environmental research, particularly those to with water systems. The tutorial style in which many of the contributions are composed also makes the book suitable as a source of study material for graduate students in those areas.

Entropy Applications in Environmental and Water Engineering
Entropy Applications in Environmental and Water Engineering

Author: Huijuan Cui

Publisher: MDPI

Published: 2019-03-07

Total Pages: 512

ISBN-13: 3038972223

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Entropy theory has wide applications to a range of problems in the fields of environmental and water engineering, including river hydraulic geometry, fluvial hydraulics, water monitoring network design, river flow forecasting, floods and droughts, river network analysis, infiltration, soil moisture, sediment transport, surface water and groundwater quality modeling, ecosystems modeling, water distribution networks, environmental and water resources management, and parameter estimation. Such applications have used several different entropy formulations, such as Shannon, Tsallis, Rényi, Burg, Kolmogorov, Kapur, configurational, and relative entropies, which can be derived in time, space, or frequency domains. More recently, entropy-based concepts have been coupled with other theories, including copula and wavelets, to study various issues associated with environmental and water resources systems. Recent studies indicate the enormous scope and potential of entropy theory in advancing research in the fields of environmental and water engineering, including establishing and explaining physical connections between theory and reality. The objective of this Special Issue is to provide a platform for compiling important recent and current research on the applications of entropy theory in environmental and water engineering. The contributions to this Special Issue have addressed many aspects associated with entropy theory applications and have shown the enormous scope and potential of entropy theory in advancing research in the fields of environmental and water engineering.

Chaos
Chaos

Author: Leonard Smith

Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA

Published: 2007-02-22

Total Pages: 201

ISBN-13: 0192853783

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Chaos exists in systems all around us. This introduction draws in philosophy, literature, and maths to explain Chaos Theory, showing the variety of its applications in the real world, from technology to global warming, politics, and even gambling on the stock market.

Information Theory and Artificial Intelligence to Manage Uncertainty in Hydrodynamic and Hydrological Models
Information Theory and Artificial Intelligence to Manage Uncertainty in Hydrodynamic and Hydrological Models

Author: Abebe Andualem Jemberie

Publisher: CRC Press

Published: 2014-04-21

Total Pages: 198

ISBN-13: 1482284030

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The complementary nature of physically-based and data-driven models in their demand for physical insight and historical data, leads to the notion that the predictions of a physically-based model can be improved and the associated uncertainty can be systematically reduced through the conjunctive use of a data-driven model of the residuals. The objective of this thesis is to minimise the inevitable mismatch between physically-based models and the actual processes as described by the mismatch between predictions and observations. The complementary modelling approach is applied to various hydrodynamic and hydrological models.

Encyclopedia of Geomorphology
Encyclopedia of Geomorphology

Author: Andrew Goudie

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2013-04-15

Total Pages: 1190

ISBN-13: 1134482760

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Volume editor is the leading authority in the field Alphabetically organized in two volumes c.700 comprehensively signed, cross-referenced and indexed entries Detailed bibliographies and suggestions for further reading follow most entries Fully illustrated: over 300 plates and line drawings Written by an editorial team of over 270 experts from over thirty countries

Neural Networks for Hydrological Modeling
Neural Networks for Hydrological Modeling

Author: Robert Abrahart

Publisher: CRC Press

Published: 2004-05-15

Total Pages: 316

ISBN-13: 0203024117

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A new approach to the fast-developing world of neural hydrological modelling, this book is essential reading for academics and researchers in the fields of water sciences, civil engineering, hydrology and physical geography. Each chapter has been written by one or more eminent experts working in various fields of hydrological modelling. The b