Engineering hydrology : an introduction to processes, analysis, and modeling / Sharad K. Jain, Vijay P. Singh.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Part 1: Preliminaries: Introduction -- The hydrologic cycle -- Water balance. -- Part 2: Hydrologic components: Precipitation and interception -- Evapotranspiration -- Infiltration and soil moisture -- Surface water -- Groundwater -- Water quality. -- Part 3: Measurements: Hydrologic data observation networks -- Streamflow measurement -- Remote sensing and geographic information systems. -- Part 4: Analysis and modeling: Rainfall-runoff modeling -- Unit hydrograph models -- Flow routing -- Pollutant modeling -- Environmental flows. -- Part 5: Hydrologic design: Statistical analysis of hydrological data -- Correlation, regression, hypothesis, and trend analysis -- Hydrologic modeling -- Design storm and design flood estimation -- Climate change and its impact on water resources.

This comprehensive engineering textbook offers a thorough overview of all aspects of hydrology and shows how to apply hydrologic principles for effective management of water resources. It presents detailed explanations of scientific principles along with real-world applications and technologies. Engineering Hydrology: An Introduction to Processes, Analysis, and Modeling follows a logical progression that builds on foundational concepts with modern hydrologic methods. Every hydrologic process is clearly explained along with current techniques for modeling and analyzing data. You will get practice problems throughout that help reinforce important concepts.