Stream Hydrology

An Introduction for Ecologists

Nancy D. Gordon, etc., Thomas A. McMahon, Brian L. Finlayson (Autoren)

Buch | Hardcover

542 Seiten

1992
John Wiley & Sons Ltd (Verlag)
978-0-471-93084-6 (ISBN)

Infos

Designed to provide ecologists and hydrologists with a summary of the methods used in engineering hydrology, fluvial geomorphology and hydraulics. Emphasis is placed on applications, from the collection and analysis of field measurements to the rehabilitation of streams.

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This user-friendly guide to stream hydrology examines statistical sampling designs, sources of data, stream classification methods, hydraulic properties of flowing water, field data collection methods, statistical and probabilistic analysis of data and methods for combining and relating hydrological and ecological data.

Inhalt

Introducing the Medium. How to Study a Stream. Potential Sources of Data (How to Avoid Reinventing the Weir). Getting to Know Your Stream. How to Have a Field Day and Still Collect Some Useful Information. Water at Rest and in Motion. Patterns in Shifting Sands. Dissecting Data with a Statistical Scope. "Putting It All Together": Stream Classification and Management. Appendices. References. Index.

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 17.3.1992
• Zusatzinfo: Ill.
• Verlagsort: Chichester
• Sprache: englisch
• Maße: 154 x 236 mm
• Gewicht: 980 g
• Themenwelt: Naturwissenschaften ► Biologie ► Ökologie / Naturschutz
• Themenwelt: Naturwissenschaften ► Geowissenschaften ► Hydrologie / Ozeanografie
• Themenwelt: Technik ► Umwelttechnik / Biotechnologie
• ISBN-10: 0-471-93084-9 / 0471930849
• ISBN-13: 978-0-471-93084-6 / 9780471930846
• Zustand: Neuware