Overview
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Pukh Raj Rakhecha
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Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology, Pune, India
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Vijay P. Singh
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Department of Biological and Agricultural Engineering and Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering, Texas A & M University, College Station, USA
- Presented in a logical and coherent manner
- Includes worked examples per chapter
- Novel techniques for rainfall analysis
- Focussing on impact of floods and droughts
- Addressing tropical storms and hurricanes
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Table of contents (15 chapters)
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- Pukh Raj Rakhecha, Vijay P. Singh
Pages 1-23
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- Pukh Raj Rakhecha, Vijay P. Singh
Pages 24-38
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- Pukh Raj Rakhecha, Vijay P. Singh
Pages 39-54
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- Pukh Raj Rakhecha, Vijay P. Singh
Pages 55-70
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- Pukh Raj Rakhecha, Vijay P. Singh
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- Pukh Raj Rakhecha, Vijay P. Singh
Pages 90-125
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- Pukh Raj Rakhecha, Vijay P. Singh
Pages 126-162
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- Pukh Raj Rakhecha, Vijay P. Singh
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- Pukh Raj Rakhecha, Vijay P. Singh
Pages 190-218
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- Pukh Raj Rakhecha, Vijay P. Singh
Pages 219-243
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- Pukh Raj Rakhecha, Vijay P. Singh
Pages 244-277
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- Pukh Raj Rakhecha, Vijay P. Singh
Pages 278-299
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- Pukh Raj Rakhecha, Vijay P. Singh
Pages 300-318
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- Pukh Raj Rakhecha, Vijay P. Singh
Pages 319-341
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- Pukh Raj Rakhecha, Vijay P. Singh
Pages 342-376
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Back Matter
Pages 377-384
About this book
Water is vital for life. Since the dawn of civilization, much effort has been made to harness sources of fresh water. Recent years have raised global awareness of the need for increasing demand of water worldwide, largely because of growing population, rising standard of living, higher demand for energy, and greater appreciation for environmental quality. As an example, the world population has increased threefold in the past five decades. In order to meet the rising water demand, water resources are being developed by building large dams, reservoirs, barrages and weirs across rivers worldwide. The guiding principle for water resources development has been to ensure adequate supply of water for agriculture, domestic use (including fine drinking water), waste disposal, industries, and energy production, with due attention to maintain the ecosystem functions. This development, however, depends on a holistic, cooperative and scientific approach. The basic inputs in the assessment of waterresources for a given region are from hydrological data and the subject of hydrology forms the core in achieving sustainable development of water resources. Barring a few exceptions, hydrological data for most river basins are sparse and therefore it is difficult to comprehensively assess their water resources. The major source of water is rainfall which occurs as a result of condensation of atmospheric moisture governed by the science of meteorology.
Authors and Affiliations
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Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology, Pune, India
Pukh Raj Rakhecha
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Department of Biological and Agricultural Engineering and Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering, Texas A & M University, College Station, USA
Vijay P. Singh
