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  • Modelling Uncertainty in Flood Forecasting Systemsby Shreedhar Masky

    Taylor & Francis 2004; US$ 79.95

    Like all natural hazards, flooding is a complex and inherently uncertain phenomenon. Despite advances in developing flood forecasting models and techniques, the uncertainty in forecasts remains unavoidable. This uncertainty needs to be acknowledged, and uncertainty estimation in flood forecasting provides a rational basis for risk-based criteria. This book presents the development and applications of various methods based on probablity and fuzzy set theories for modelling uncertainty in flood forecasting systems. In particular, it presents a methodology for uncertainty assessment using disaggregation of time series inputs in the framework of both the Monte Carlo method and the Fuzzy Extention Principle. It reports an improvement in the First... more...

  • River Variability and Complexityby Stanley A. Schumm

    Cambridge University Press 2005; US$ 46.00

    River Variability and Complexity explores the factors behind the significant variation observed within and between river systems. It provides examples and explanations of river variability, including response to human activities. An excellent summary for students, geomorphologists, geologists, river engineers and those attempting to interpret ancient fluvial deposits or anticipate river behavior. more...

  • River Flow 2004by Massimo Greco

    Taylor & Francis 2004; US$ 449.95

    Selected papers from the 2nd International Conference on Fluvial Hydraulics held in Napoli in 2004, covering a range of issues related to the subject from physical and geographical processes to hazard identification and fluvial management. more...

  • Rivers of the Worldby James R. Penn

    ABC-CLIO 2002; US$ 85.00

    "Rivers of the World" is a treatment of some 200 of the world's rivers. In these pages you'll find rivers both tranquil and untamed, renowned and obscure, but each historically significant in its own right. more...

  • Rivers of North Americaby Arthur C. Benke; Colbert E. Cushing

    Elsevier 2005; US$ 129.00

    AWARDS: 2006 Outstanding Academic Title , by CHOICE The 2005 Award for Excellence in Professional and Scholarly Publishing by the Association of American Publishers (AAP) Best Reference 2005 , by the Library Journal Rivers of North America is an important reference for scientists, ecologists, and students studying rivers and their ecosystems. It brings together information from several regional specialists on the major river basins of North America, presented in a large-format, full-color book. The introduction covers general aspects of geology, hydrology, ecology and human impacts on rivers. This is followed by 22 chapters on the major river basins. Each chapter begins with a full-page color photograph and includes several additional... more...

  • Floods in Bangladeshby Hofer Thomas; Messerli Bruno

    United Nations University Press 2006; US$ 45.00

    Is it really true that deforestation and the land use practices of the Himalayan farmers are to blame for the recurring and devastating monsoon floods in the plains of the Ganga and Brahmaputra? The validity of this paradigm has been increasingly questioned. This book presents new evidence resulting from a research project on floods in Bangladesh in the context of highland?lowland linkages. Massive floods have occurred regularly before man?s impact on the large river basins began. There is no statistical evidence that the frequency of flooding in Bangladesh has increased during the 20th century. There is indication however, that the inter-annual variation of floods and the areal extent of big events have increased since 1950. This trend... more...

  • Introduction to the Physics of Cohesive Sediment Dynamics in the Marine Environmentby J.C. Winterwerp; W.G.M. van Kesteren

    Elsevier 2004; US$ 175.00

    This book is an introduction to the physical processes of cohesive sediment in the marine environment. It focuses on highly dynamic systems, such as estuaries and coastal seas. Processes on the continental shelf are also discussed and attention is given to the effects of chemistry, biology and gas. The process descriptions are based on hydrodynamic and soil mechanic principles, which integrate at the soil-water interface. This approach is substantiated through a classification scheme of sediment occurrences in which distinction is made between cohesive and granular material. Emphasis is also placed on the important interactions between turbulent flow and cohesive sediment suspensions, and on the impact of flow-induced forces on the stability... more...

  • Gravel Bed Rivers 6by H. Habersack; H. Piegay; M. Rinaldi

    Elsevier 2007; US$ 195.00

    Based on the interdisciplinary approaches between earth science, engineering, physical geography, ecology and management, this text focuses on the theoretical questions, case-studies, challenges, and constraints taken from river restoration. It is illustrated with reports of new ground-breaking research covering spatial and temporal scales of physical processes in river catchments, coupling catchment and fluvial processes, grain dynamics and fluvial forms and on geo-ecology and restoration in mountain gravel-bed river environments. Each chapter includes discussions and comments providing experience and feedback from the fundamental research. This book covers scales of analysis for gravel-bed rivers, physics and modeling of processes at local... more...

  • Riverbank Filtration Hydrologyby Stephen A. Hubbs

    Springer 2006; US$ 239.00

    Riverbank Filtration (RBF) has proven effective in many hydrogeological settings worldwide. This text provides guidance in the design and operation of RBF facilities. It provides the necessary tools to evaluate potential RBF sites, and is useful if you are considering RBF as a source of water supply. more...

  • Streamflow Measurementby Reginald W. Herschy

    Taylor & Francis 2008; US$ 295.00

    We often have the dichotomy: ‘too little water or too much’. In either case streamflow measurement is crucial. Climate change could have a significant affect on water resources and flood management. Streamflow measurement is necessary for the measurement of flood flows which can cause widespread distress and loss of life in many places. Streamflow Measurement deals with all the main methods for measuring the flow in rivers and open channels necessary for the practice of efficient water management. Water is now a major issue in a world of some six and a half billion people where more than one quarter does not have safe drinking water. Only a fraction of the surface water of the Earth is available to us, in fact less than one percent.... more...