Applied Hydrometeorology

• Main Authors: Rakhecha, Pukh Raj. (Author), Singh, Vijay P. (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic
• Language: English
• Published: Dordrecht : Springer Netherlands, 2009.
• Subjects: Geography.; Hydraulic engineering.; Meteorology.; Environmental pollution.; Earth Sciences.; Meteorology/Climatology.; Hydrogeology.; Waste Water Technology / Water Pollution Control / Water Management / Aquatic Pollution.
• Online Access: https://ezaccess.library.uitm.edu.my/login?url=http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4020-9844-4

This book "Applied Hydrometeorology" is intended to serve as a text for senior undergraduate or beginning undergraduate courses in hydrometeorology, and will also be of value to practicing engineers and hydrologists engaged in the planning, design, development, and management of water reso...

Table of Contents:

• 1. Introduction
• 2. The Atmosphere
• 3. Atmospheric Processes
• 4. Radiation and Temperature
• 5. Weather Systems for Precipitation
• 6. Weather and Precipitation in India
• 7. Tropical Storms and Hurricanes
• 8. Greatest Point and Areal Rainfalls
• 9. Precipitation and Its Measurement
• 10. Design Storm Estimation
• 11. Statistical Analysis of Precipitation
• 12. Foreshadowing Precipitation
• 13. Evaporation
• 14. Droughts
• 15. Floods
• Index.