Hydrology and Water Resources in Tropical Regions
Erschienen am 14. Mai 2014
279 Seiten
978-0-08-087009-0 (ISBN)
Beschreibung
A comprehensive, integrated view of the behaviour of the tropical hydrological cycle under various ecological, geographical and climatological conditions. The book also examines the problems of water management in relation to agriculture and civil engineering.
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Englisch
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Amsterdam
Niederlande
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Windows
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978-0-08-087009-0 (9780080870090)
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Inhalt
- Front Cover
- Hydrology and Water Resources in Tropical Regions
- Copyright Page
- Contents
- Foreword
- Preface
- CHAPTER 1. THE WORLD OF THE TROPICAL RIVERS
- 1.1 Introduction
- 1.2 The Latin American tropics
- 1.3 Australia
- 1.4 Asian rivers
- 1.5 African rivers
- 1.6 References
- CHAPTER 2. CLIMATOLOGY OF THE TROPICS
- 2.1 The tropics
- 2.2 Air circulation in the tropics
- 2.3 Rainfall
- 2.4 Temperature and humidity
- 2.5 Climate
- 2.6 References
- CHAPTER 3. HYDROLOGICAL CYCLE AND WATER BALANCE OF A TROPICAL BASIN
- 3.1 Introduction
- 3.2 The role of vegetation in the hydrological cycle
- 3.3 Atmosphere-plant-soil water system
- 3.4 Tropical hydroecological regions
- 3.5 Water balance
- 3.6 Mathematical modelling of the tropical hydroecological regime
- 3.7 References
- CHAPTER 4. RIVERS AND BASINS
- 4.1 General
- 4.2 Classification of tropical rivers
- 4.3 Great tropical rivers and basins
- 4.4 Long-term fluctuation of tropical rivers
- 4.5 Soil erosion in tropical basins
- 4.6 References
- CHAPTER 5. GROUNDWATER AND WATER IN SOIL
- 5.1 General
- 5.2 Groundwater storage, its depletion and replenishment
- 5.3 Groundwater assessment
- 5.4 Groundwater pollution
- 5.5 Groundwater in the tropics
- 5.6 Groundwater in deserts
- 5.7 Water in soil
- 5.8 Soils in the tropics
- 5.9 References
- CHAPTER 6. LAKES AND SWAMPS
- 6.1 The relationship between lakes and swamps
- 6.2 Tropical lakes
- 6.3 Tropical swamps
- 6.4 References
- CHAPTER 7. HYDROLOGICAL EXTREMES
- 7.1 General
- 7.2 Floods
- 7.3 Droughts
- 7.4 References
- CHAPTER 8. WATER RESOURCES
- 8.1 Water resources planning
- 8.2 Water supply for agriculture and irrigation
- 8.3 Rural water supply
- 8.4 The environment and pollution
- 8.5 Large schemes, energy and navigability
- 8.6 Water law and international river boundaries
- 8.7 Data and data deficiencies
- 8.8 References
- Subject Index
