Water Resources Engineering

  1. Hydrology: The Science of Water
    1. The Hydrologic Cycle
      1. Components and Processes
        1. Precipitation
          1. Evaporation
            1. Transpiration
              1. Infiltration
                1. Surface Runoff
                  1. Groundwater Flow
                    1. Interception
                      1. Depression Storage
                      2. Water Balance Equation
                        1. Global Water Balance
                          1. Regional Water Balance
                            1. Watershed Water Balance
                            2. Energy Balance
                              1. Solar Radiation
                                1. Heat Transfer Processes
                                  1. Latent and Sensible Heat
                                2. Meteorology and Climatology
                                  1. Atmospheric Processes
                                    1. Pressure Systems
                                      1. Wind Patterns
                                        1. Temperature Variations
                                        2. Weather Systems
                                          1. Frontal Systems
                                            1. Cyclones and Anticyclones
                                              1. Local Weather Phenomena
                                              2. Climate Classification
                                                1. Köppen Climate System
                                                  1. Regional Climate Patterns
                                                    1. Climate Change Impacts
                                                  2. Precipitation
                                                    1. Formation Mechanisms
                                                      1. Convective Precipitation
                                                        1. Orographic Precipitation
                                                          1. Frontal Precipitation
                                                          2. Forms of Precipitation
                                                            1. Rain
                                                              1. Snow
                                                                1. Sleet
                                                                  1. Hail
                                                                  2. Measurement Techniques
                                                                    1. Non-Recording Gauges
                                                                      1. Recording Gauges
                                                                        1. Radar Precipitation
                                                                          1. Satellite Precipitation
                                                                          2. Data Analysis
                                                                            1. Quality Control
                                                                              1. Missing Data Estimation
                                                                                1. Double Mass Analysis
                                                                                  1. Consistency Testing
                                                                                  2. Spatial Analysis
                                                                                    1. Arithmetic Mean Method
                                                                                      1. Thiessen Polygon Method
                                                                                        1. Isohyetal Method
                                                                                          1. Inverse Distance Weighting
                                                                                          2. Frequency Analysis
                                                                                            1. Intensity-Duration-Frequency Curves
                                                                                              1. Depth-Duration-Frequency Curves
                                                                                                1. Return Period Concepts
                                                                                                  1. Design Storm Development
                                                                                                2. Evaporation and Transpiration
                                                                                                  1. Physical Processes
                                                                                                    1. Energy Balance Method
                                                                                                      1. Mass Transfer Method
                                                                                                        1. Combination Methods
                                                                                                        2. Factors Affecting Evaporation
                                                                                                          1. Solar Radiation
                                                                                                            1. Air Temperature
                                                                                                              1. Humidity
                                                                                                                1. Wind Speed
                                                                                                                  1. Water Temperature
                                                                                                                  2. Measurement Methods
                                                                                                                    1. Pan Evaporation
                                                                                                                      1. Lysimeters
                                                                                                                        1. Eddy Covariance
                                                                                                                          1. Bowen Ratio Method
                                                                                                                          2. Estimation Methods
                                                                                                                            1. Penman Method
                                                                                                                              1. Penman-Monteith Method
                                                                                                                                1. Priestley-Taylor Method
                                                                                                                                  1. Blaney-Criddle Method
                                                                                                                                  2. Evapotranspiration
                                                                                                                                    1. Reference Evapotranspiration
                                                                                                                                      1. Crop Evapotranspiration
                                                                                                                                        1. Crop Coefficients
                                                                                                                                          1. Growth Stage Factors
                                                                                                                                        2. Infiltration
                                                                                                                                          1. Infiltration Process
                                                                                                                                            1. Soil-Water Relationships
                                                                                                                                              1. Infiltration Capacity
                                                                                                                                                1. Cumulative Infiltration
                                                                                                                                                2. Factors Affecting Infiltration
                                                                                                                                                  1. Soil Properties
                                                                                                                                                    1. Initial Moisture Content
                                                                                                                                                      1. Surface Conditions
                                                                                                                                                        1. Rainfall Intensity
                                                                                                                                                        2. Measurement Techniques
                                                                                                                                                          1. Ring Infiltrometers
                                                                                                                                                            1. Sprinkler Infiltrometers
                                                                                                                                                              1. Tension Infiltrometers
                                                                                                                                                              2. Infiltration Models
                                                                                                                                                                1. Horton's Equation
                                                                                                                                                                  1. Green-Ampt Model
                                                                                                                                                                    1. Philip's Equation
                                                                                                                                                                      1. NRCS Curve Number Method

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