作者: Jose D. Salas , Rao S. Govindaraju , Michael Anderson , Mazdak Arabi , Félix Francés
DOI: 10.1007/978-1-62703-595-8_1
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摘要: Hydrology deals with the occurrence, movement, and storage of water in earth system. Hydrologic science comprises understanding underlying physical stochastic processes involved estimating quantity quality various phases stores. The study hydrology also includes quantifying effects such human interventions on natural system at watershed, river basin, regional, country, continental, global scales. process circulating from precipitation atmosphere falling to ground, traveling through a basin (or entire system), then evaporating back is known as hydrologic cycle. This introductory chapter seven subjects, namely, hydroclimatology, surface hydrology, soil glacier watershed modeling, risk uncertainty analysis, data acquisition information systems. emphasis recent developments particularly role that atmospheric climatic play advances modeling watersheds, experiences applying statistical concepts laws for dealing challenges encountered nonstationarity, use newer technology (particularly spaceborne sensors) detecting components cycle precipitation, moisture, evapotranspiration.