Recent Advances in the Modeling of Hydrologic Systems

Recent Advances in the Modeling of Hydrologic Systems

Author: D.S Bowles

Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media

Published: 2012-12-06

Total Pages: 654

ISBN-13: 9401134804

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Modeling of the rainfall-runoff process is of both scientific and practical significance. Many of the currently used mathematical models of hydrologic systems were developed a genera tion ago. Much of the effort since then has focused on refining these models rather than on developing new models based on improved scientific understanding. In the past few years, however, a renewed effort has been made to improve both our fundamental understanding of hydrologic processes and to exploit technological advances in computing and remote sensing. It is against this background that the NATO Advanced Study Institute on Recent Advances in the Modeling of Hydrologic Systems was organized. The idea for holding a NATO ASI on this topic grew out of an informal discussion between one of the co-directors and Professor Francisco Nunes-Correia at a previous NATO ASI held at Tucson, Arizona in 1985. The Special Program Panel on Global Transport Mechanisms in the Geo-Sciences of the NATO Scientific Affairs Division agreed to sponsor the ASI and an organizing committee was formed. The committee comprised the co directors, Professor David S. Bowles (U.S.A.) and Professor P. Enda O'Connell (U.K.), and Professor Francisco Nunes-Correia (Portugal), Dr. Donn G. DeCoursey (U.S.A.), and Professor Ezio Todini (Italy).


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: 2010-08-10

Total Pages: 542

ISBN-13: 9814464759

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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.


Hydrologic Modeling

Hydrologic Modeling

Author: Vijay P Singh

Publisher: Springer

Published: 2018-01-19

Total Pages: 718

ISBN-13: 9811058016

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This book contains seven parts. The first part deals with some aspects of rainfall analysis, including rainfall probability distribution, local rainfall interception, and analysis for reservoir release. Part 2 is on evapotranspiration and discusses development of neural network models, errors, and sensitivity. Part 3 focuses on various aspects of urban runoff, including hydrologic impacts, storm water management, and drainage systems. Part 4 deals with soil erosion and sediment, covering mineralogical composition, geostatistical analysis, land use impacts, and land use mapping. Part 5 treats remote sensing and geographic information system (GIS) applications to different hydrologic problems. Watershed runoff and floods are discussed in Part 6, encompassing hydraulic, experimental, and theoretical aspects. Water modeling constitutes the concluding Part 7. Soil and Water Assessment Tool (SWAT), Xinanjiang, and Soil Conservation Service-Curve Number (SCS-CN) models are discussed. The book is of interest to researchers and practitioners in the field of water resources, hydrology, environmental resources, agricultural engineering, watershed management, earth sciences, as well as those engaged in natural resources planning and management. Graduate students and those wishing to conduct further research in water and environment and their development and management find the book to be of value.


Hillslope Hydrology

Hillslope Hydrology

Author: M. J. Kirkby

Publisher: John Wiley & Sons

Published: 1978

Total Pages: 416

ISBN-13:

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A complete guide to the behavior of water on graded land Hillslope Hydrology provides a comprehensive introduction to the behavior of water on a slope. Describing the fates of precipitation, the mechanics of runoff, and the calculations involved in assessment, this book clarifies the complex interplay of soils, sediment, subsurface flow, overland flow, saturation, erosion, and more. An ideal resource for graduate students of Earth science, environmental science, civil engineering, architecture, landscape management, and related fields, this informative guide provides the essential information needed to work effectively with graded land or predict outcomes of precipitation.


Hydrological Data Driven Modelling

Hydrological Data Driven Modelling

Author: Renji Remesan

Publisher: Springer

Published: 2014-11-03

Total Pages: 261

ISBN-13: 3319092359

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This book explores a new realm in data-based modeling with applications to hydrology. Pursuing a case study approach, it presents a rigorous evaluation of state-of-the-art input selection methods on the basis of detailed and comprehensive experimentation and comparative studies that employ emerging hybrid techniques for modeling and analysis. Advanced computing offers a range of new options for hydrologic modeling with the help of mathematical and data-based approaches like wavelets, neural networks, fuzzy logic, and support vector machines. Recently machine learning/artificial intelligence techniques have come to be used for time series modeling. However, though initial studies have shown this approach to be effective, there are still concerns about their accuracy and ability to make predictions on a selected input space.


Hydrological Modelling and the Water Cycle

Hydrological Modelling and the Water Cycle

Author: Soroosh Sorooshian

Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media

Published: 2008-07-18

Total Pages: 294

ISBN-13: 3540778438

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This volume is a collection of a selected number of articles based on presentations at the 2005 L’Aquila (Italy) Summer School on the topic of “Hydrologic Modeling and Water Cycle: Coupling of the Atmosphere and Hydrological Models”. The p- mary focus of this volume is on hydrologic modeling and their data requirements, especially precipitation. As the eld of hydrologic modeling is experiencing rapid development and transition to application of distributed models, many challenges including overcoming the requirements of compatible observations of inputs and outputs must be addressed. A number of papers address the recent advances in the State-of-the-art distributed precipitation estimation from satellites. A number of articles address the issues related to the data merging and use of geo-statistical techniques for addressing data limitations at spatial resolutions to capture the h- erogeneity of physical processes. The participants at the School came from diverse backgrounds and the level of - terest and active involvement in the discussions clearly demonstrated the importance the scienti c community places on challenges related to the coupling of atmospheric and hydrologic models. Along with my colleagues Dr. Erika Coppola and Dr. Kuolin Hsu, co-directors of the School, we greatly appreciate the invited lectures and all the participants. The members of the local organizing committee, Drs Barbara Tomassetti; Marco Verdecchia and Guido Visconti were instrumental in the success of the school and their contributions, both scienti cally and organizationally are much appreciated.


Rainfall-Runoff Modelling

Rainfall-Runoff Modelling

Author: Keith J. Beven

Publisher: John Wiley & Sons

Published: 2011-11-29

Total Pages: 488

ISBN-13: 1119951011

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Rainfall-Runoff Modelling: The Primer, Second Edition isthe follow-up of this popular and authoritative text, firstpublished in 2001. The book provides both a primer for the noviceand detailed descriptions of techniques for more advancedpractitioners, covering rainfall-runoff models and their practicalapplications. This new edition extends these aims to includeadditional chapters dealing with prediction in ungauged basins,predicting residence time distributions, predicting the impacts ofchange and the next generation of hydrological models. Giving acomprehensive summary of available techniques based on establishedpractices and recent research the book offers a thorough andaccessible overview of the area. Rainfall-Runoff Modelling: The Primer SecondEdition focuses on predicting hydrographs using modelsbased on data and on representations of hydrological process.Dealing with the history of the development of rainfall-runoffmodels, uncertainty in mode predictions, good and bad practice andending with a look at how to predict future catchment hydrologicalresponses this book provides an essential underpinning ofrainfall-runoff modelling topics. Fully revised and updated version of this highly populartext Suitable for both novices in the area and for more advancedusers and developers Written by a leading expert in the field Guide to internet sources for rainfall-runoff modellingsoftware


Scale Issues in Hydrological Modelling

Scale Issues in Hydrological Modelling

Author: J. D. Kalma

Publisher: John Wiley & Sons

Published: 1995-09-11

Total Pages: 518

ISBN-13:

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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.


Hydrologic and Hydraulic Modeling Support

Hydrologic and Hydraulic Modeling Support

Author: David R. Maidment

Publisher: ESRI, Inc.

Published: 2000

Total Pages: 232

ISBN-13: 9781879102804

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Digital elevation model issues in water resources modeling - Preparation of DEMs for use in environmental modeling analysis - Source water protection project : a comparison of watershed delineation methods in ARC/INFO and arcView GIS - DEM preprocessing for efficient watershed delineation - Gis tools for HMS modeling support - Hydrologic model of the buffalo bayou using GIS - Development of digital terrain representation for use in river modeling - HEC-GeoRAS : linking GIS to hydraulic analysis using ARC/INFO and HEC-RAS - Floodplain determination using arcView GIS and HEC-RAS - The accuracy and efficiency of GIS-Based floodplain determinations.