Stream Hydrology (eBook)
John Wiley & Sons (Verlag)
978-0-470-02100-2 (ISBN)
Nancy D. Gordon is the author of Stream Hydrology: An Introduction for Ecologists, 2nd Edition, published by Wiley. Thomas A. McMahon is the author of Stream Hydrology: An Introduction for Ecologists, 2nd Edition, published by Wiley. Brian L. Finlayson is the author of Stream Hydrology: An Introduction for Ecologists, 2nd Edition, published by Wiley. Christopher J. Gippel is the author of Stream Hydrology: An Introduction for Ecologists, 2nd Edition, published by Wiley. Rory J. Nathan is the author of Stream Hydrology: An Introduction for Ecologists, 2nd Edition, published by Wiley.
Preface for the Second Edition.
Preface for the First Edition.
1. Introducing the Medium.
1.1 Water as a Fluid.
1.2 The Physics of Fluids.
1.3 Physical Properties of Water.
2. How to Study a Stream.
2.1 Focusing on Physical Habitat.
2.2 The Planning Process.
2.3 Strategic Sampling.
2.4 Know Your Limitations.
2.5 Examples of How and How not to Conduct a Study (by M.
Keough).
3. Potential Sources of Data (How to Avoid Reinventing the
Weir).
3.1 Data types.
3.2 Physical Data Sources, Format, and Quality.
3.3 Maps: Finding those Spatial Places.
3.4 Photographs and other remotely sensed data.
4. Getting to Know Your Stream.
4.1 Gene ral character.
4.2 Catchment Characteristics.
4.3 Streamflow Hydrographs.
4.4 How Does This Stream Measure Up?
5. How to Have a Field Day and Still Collect Some Useful
Information.
5.1 Venturing into the Field.
5.2 Surveying: A Brief Introduction.
5.3 Methods of Measuring Areal Extent.
5.4 Surveying Streams.
5.5 Measurement of Water Level or Stage.
5.6 Measurement of Discharge (Streamflow).
5.7 Substrates and Sediments: Sampling and Monitoring
Methods.
5.8 Substrates and Sediments: Analysis of Physical
Properties.
5.9 Water Quality.
6. Water at Rest and in Motion.
6.1 General.
6.2 Hydrostatics: The Restful Nature of Water.
6.3 Studying the Flow of Fluids.
6.4 Narrowing the Focus: Flow of a Viscous Fluid.
6.5 The Microenvironment: Flow Near Solid Surfaces.
6.6 Open-channel Hydraulics: The Macro-environment.
7. It's Sedimentary, Watson!
7.1 Introduction to Stream Channels, Streambeds and Transported
Materials.
7.2 Stream-shaping Processes.
7.3 The Ins and Outs of Channel Topography.
7.4 Sediment Motion.
7.5 Sediment Yield from a Catchment.
8. Dissecting Data with a Statistical Scope.
8.1 Introduction.
8.2 Streamflow Frequency Analysis.
8.3 Flow-duration Curves.
8.4 Flow-Spell Analysis.
8.5 Extrapolating from the Known to the Unknown.
8.6 Numerical Taxonomy: Multivariate Analysis Techniques.
9. "Putting It All Together": Assessing Stream Health, stream
Classification, Environmental Flows and Rehabilitation.
9.1 Putting Theories into Practice.
9.2 understanding Stream Values.
9.3 Assessing Streamn Health.
9.4 The Use of Steam Classification in Management.
9.5 Assessing Instream Environmental Flows.
9.6 Steam Rehabilitation.
Appendix: Basic Statistics.
References.
Index.
Appendix 1 Basic Statistics.
References.
Erscheint lt. Verlag | 22.10.2004 |
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Sprache | englisch |
Themenwelt | Naturwissenschaften ► Geowissenschaften ► Geologie |
Naturwissenschaften ► Geowissenschaften ► Hydrologie / Ozeanografie | |
Technik ► Bauwesen | |
Schlagworte | Ãkologie • application • Areas • Assessing • Concept • Concerns • Documents • earth sciences • Edition • environmental • Environmental Geoscience • Evaluation • First • flow • Fluss • Geowissenschaften • goals • growth • Health • Hydrological Sciences • Hydrologie • Hydrology • important • Introduction • Ökologie • Part • Publication • Rehabilitation • Stream • todays • Umweltgeowissenschaften • Water • Way |
ISBN-10 | 0-470-02100-4 / 0470021004 |
ISBN-13 | 978-0-470-02100-2 / 9780470021002 |
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