HYDROLOGY

LECTURE ONE

HYDROLOGY AND

HYDROLOGIC CYCLE

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Course Outline

1. The hydrologic cycle and the water budget equation

2. Weather and hydrology, properties of water vapour

3. Precipitation

4. Evaporation

5. Infiltration

6. Streamflow

7. Ground water

8. Hydrograph

9. Flood routing

10. Statistical methods in hydrology

Textbooks: (Optional)

1. Kumar, A., “Engineering Hydrology”, JBC Press, 2014

2. Viessman JR and Lewis, “Introduction to Hydrology”, 5th ed., 2015

3. Ray K. Linsley “Hydrology for Engineers”, 3rd ed, 1982.

4. E. M. Wilson, Engineering Hydrology, 4th ed, 1990.

5. K Subramanya, Engineering Hydrology, 3rd ed, 2008.

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examHomework Total for the semester

Final

exam

Final

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Grading:

2

Hydrology and hydrologic cycle

3

Hydrologic cycle:

4

Engineering application of hydrologic cycle:

Water Budget or Balance Equation:

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END OF LECTURE ONE