Soil and Water Conservation Engineering

  1. Principles of Hydrology for Conservation
    1. Hydrologic Cycle Components
      1. Precipitation
        1. Evaporation
          1. Transpiration
            1. Infiltration
              1. Percolation
                1. Surface Runoff
                  1. Groundwater Flow
                    1. Interception
                    2. Water Balance Concepts
                      1. Water Balance Equation
                        1. Catchment Water Balance
                          1. Temporal Variations
                            1. Spatial Variations
                              1. Human Impacts
                              2. Precipitation Analysis
                                1. Precipitation Types
                                  1. Rainfall
                                    1. Snow
                                      1. Hail
                                        1. Sleet
                                          1. Measurement Systems
                                            1. Standard Rain Gauges
                                              1. Recording Rain Gauges
                                                1. Automatic Weather Stations
                                                  1. Radar Precipitation
                                                    1. Satellite Precipitation
                                                      1. Data Quality Control
                                                        1. Missing Data Estimation
                                                          1. Consistency Analysis
                                                            1. Statistical Analysis
                                                              1. Frequency Analysis
                                                                1. Probability Distributions
                                                                  1. Return Period Concepts
                                                                  2. Intensity-Duration-Frequency Analysis
                                                                    1. IDF Curve Development
                                                                      1. Data Requirements
                                                                        1. Statistical Methods
                                                                          1. Curve Fitting Techniques
                                                                            1. Applications in Design
                                                                              1. Regional Analysis
                                                                              2. Design Storm Concepts
                                                                                1. Return Period Selection
                                                                                  1. Storm Duration
                                                                                    1. Temporal Distribution
                                                                                      1. Spatial Distribution
                                                                                        1. Synthetic Storm Development
                                                                                        2. Evapotranspiration Processes
                                                                                          1. Evaporation Mechanisms
                                                                                            1. Transpiration Mechanisms
                                                                                              1. Factors Affecting ET
                                                                                                1. Reference Evapotranspiration
                                                                                                  1. Crop Evapotranspiration
                                                                                                  2. Evapotranspiration Estimation
                                                                                                    1. Pan Evaporation Method
                                                                                                      1. Penman-Monteith Equation
                                                                                                        1. Blaney-Criddle Method
                                                                                                          1. Hargreaves Method
                                                                                                            1. Priestley-Taylor Method
                                                                                                              1. Lysimeter Studies
                                                                                                                1. Eddy Covariance Method
                                                                                                                2. Infiltration Processes
                                                                                                                  1. Infiltration Mechanisms
                                                                                                                    1. Factors Controlling Infiltration
                                                                                                                      1. Soil Properties
                                                                                                                        1. Surface Conditions
                                                                                                                          1. Antecedent Moisture
                                                                                                                            1. Rainfall Characteristics
                                                                                                                            2. Infiltration Modeling
                                                                                                                              1. Horton Equation
                                                                                                                                1. Green-Ampt Model
                                                                                                                                  1. Philip Equation
                                                                                                                                    1. Kostiakov Equation
                                                                                                                                      1. Modified Kostiakov Equation
                                                                                                                                        1. SCS Infiltration Method
                                                                                                                                        2. Percolation and Deep Drainage
                                                                                                                                          1. Percolation Processes
                                                                                                                                            1. Factors Affecting Percolation
                                                                                                                                              1. Deep Drainage Estimation
                                                                                                                                                1. Groundwater Recharge
                                                                                                                                                2. Surface Runoff Generation
                                                                                                                                                  1. Runoff Mechanisms
                                                                                                                                                    1. Hortonian Overland Flow
                                                                                                                                                      1. Saturation Excess Flow
                                                                                                                                                        1. Subsurface Stormflow
                                                                                                                                                          1. Return Flow
                                                                                                                                                            1. Factors Affecting Runoff
                                                                                                                                                            2. Hydrograph Analysis
                                                                                                                                                              1. Hydrograph Components
                                                                                                                                                                1. Base Flow
                                                                                                                                                                  1. Direct Runoff
                                                                                                                                                                    1. Peak Flow
                                                                                                                                                                      1. Time to Peak
                                                                                                                                                                        1. Lag Time
                                                                                                                                                                          1. Recession Analysis
                                                                                                                                                                          2. Unit Hydrograph Theory
                                                                                                                                                                            1. Basic Assumptions
                                                                                                                                                                              1. Derivation Methods
                                                                                                                                                                                1. Synthetic Unit Hydrographs
                                                                                                                                                                                  1. SCS Dimensionless Unit Hydrograph
                                                                                                                                                                                    1. Snyder Unit Hydrograph
                                                                                                                                                                                      1. Applications and Limitations
                                                                                                                                                                                      2. Runoff Estimation Methods
                                                                                                                                                                                        1. Rational Method
                                                                                                                                                                                          1. Time of Concentration
                                                                                                                                                                                            1. Runoff Coefficient
                                                                                                                                                                                              1. Applications and Limitations
                                                                                                                                                                                                1. SCS Curve Number Method
                                                                                                                                                                                                  1. Curve Number Determination
                                                                                                                                                                                                    1. Antecedent Moisture Conditions
                                                                                                                                                                                                      1. Composite Curve Numbers
                                                                                                                                                                                                        1. Applications and Limitations
                                                                                                                                                                                                          1. Other Empirical Methods

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