Rainfall-runoff modelling : the primer / Keith Beven.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Beven, K. J.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Runoff--Mathematical models.

Runoff.

Rain and rainfall--Mathematical models.

Rain and rainfall.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xxix, 457 p.) : ill.

Edition:

2nd ed.

Place of Publication:

Hoboken : Wiley, 2012.

Summary:

Rainfall-Runoff Modelling: The Primer, second edition is the follow-up of this popular and authoritative text, first published in 2001. The book provides both a primer for the novice and detailed descriptions of techniques for more advanced practitioners, covering rainfall-runoff models and their practical applications. This new edition extends these aims to include additional chapters dealing with prediction in ungauged basins, predicting residence time distributions, predicting the impacts of change and the next generation of hydrological models. Giving a comprehensive summary of available techniques based on established practices and recent research the book offers a thorough and accessible overview of the area. Rainfall-Runoff Modelling: The Primer second edition focuses on predicting hydrographs using models based on data and on representations of hydrological process. Dealing with the history of the development of rainfall-runoff models, uncertainty in mode predictions, good and bad practice and ending with a look at how to predict future catchment hydrological responses this book provides an essential underpinning of rainfall-runoff modelling topics. Fully revised and updated version of this highly popular text; Suitable for both novices in the area and for more advanced users and developers; Written by a leading expert in the field; Guide to internet sources for rainfall-runoff modelling software.

Contents:

Preface to the 2nd edition

Down to basics : runoff processes and the modelling process

Evolution of rainfall-runoff models : survival of the fittest?

Data for rainfall-runoff modelling

Predicting hydrographs using models based on data

Predicting hydrographs using distributed models based on process descriptions

Hydrological similarity, distribution functions and semi-distributed rainfall-runoff models

Parameter estimation and predictive uncertainty

Beyond the primer : models for changing risk

Beyond the primer : next generation hydrological models

Beyond the primer : predictions in ungauged basins

Beyond the primer : water sources and residence times in catchments

Beyond the primer : hypotheses, measurements and models of everywhere.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9786613615961

9781280586132

1280586133

9781119951001

1119951003

9781119951018

1119951011

OCLC:

781628782