Water Resources Management

  1. The Global Water System
    1. The Hydrologic Cycle
      1. Components of the Hydrologic Cycle
        1. Energy Drivers
          1. Mass Balance Principles
            1. Temporal and Spatial Variability
            2. Evaporation and Transpiration
              1. Factors Affecting Evaporation
                1. Solar Radiation
                  1. Temperature
                    1. Wind Speed
                      1. Humidity
                      2. Plant Transpiration Processes
                        1. Stomatal Regulation
                          1. Plant Water Uptake
                            1. Canopy Interception
                            2. Evapotranspiration Estimation Methods
                              1. Penman-Monteith Equation
                                1. Pan Evaporation
                                  1. Remote Sensing Approaches
                                2. Condensation and Precipitation
                                  1. Cloud Formation
                                    1. Atmospheric Moisture
                                      1. Condensation Nuclei
                                        1. Lifting Mechanisms
                                        2. Types of Precipitation
                                          1. Rain
                                            1. Snow
                                              1. Hail
                                                1. Sleet
                                                2. Precipitation Measurement
                                                  1. Rain Gauges
                                                    1. Weather Radar
                                                      1. Satellite Precipitation Products
                                                    2. Infiltration and Percolation
                                                      1. Soil Properties and Infiltration Rates
                                                        1. Soil Texture and Structure
                                                          1. Antecedent Moisture Conditions
                                                            1. Vegetation Cover Effects
                                                            2. Groundwater Recharge
                                                              1. Direct Recharge
                                                                1. Indirect Recharge
                                                                  1. Artificial Recharge Methods
                                                                  2. Infiltration Models
                                                                    1. Green-Ampt Model
                                                                      1. Philip Equation
                                                                        1. Horton Model
                                                                      2. Surface Runoff
                                                                        1. Overland Flow Processes
                                                                          1. Horton Overland Flow
                                                                            1. Saturation Excess Flow
                                                                              1. Subsurface Stormflow
                                                                              2. Factors Influencing Runoff
                                                                                1. Slope and Topography
                                                                                  1. Land Use and Land Cover
                                                                                    1. Soil Characteristics
                                                                                      1. Precipitation Intensity
                                                                                      2. Runoff Coefficient Determination
                                                                                      3. Groundwater Flow
                                                                                        1. Aquifer Properties
                                                                                          1. Porosity and Permeability
                                                                                            1. Hydraulic Conductivity
                                                                                              1. Storage Coefficient
                                                                                              2. Groundwater Movement Mechanisms
                                                                                                1. Darcy's Law
                                                                                                  1. Flow Nets
                                                                                                    1. Groundwater Flow Equations
                                                                                                2. Global Water Distribution
                                                                                                  1. Freshwater vs. Saltwater
                                                                                                    1. Proportions of Global Water
                                                                                                      1. Accessibility of Freshwater
                                                                                                        1. Renewable vs. Non-renewable Water Resources
                                                                                                        2. Surface Water Resources
                                                                                                          1. Rivers and Streams
                                                                                                            1. River Basins and Watersheds
                                                                                                              1. Watershed Delineation
                                                                                                                1. Drainage Patterns
                                                                                                                  1. Basin Characteristics
                                                                                                                  2. River Regimes and Flow Variability
                                                                                                                    1. Seasonal Flow Patterns
                                                                                                                      1. Flow Duration Curves
                                                                                                                        1. Low Flow Analysis
                                                                                                                        2. Stream Classification Systems
                                                                                                                        3. Lakes and Ponds
                                                                                                                          1. Formation and Types
                                                                                                                            1. Natural Lake Formation
                                                                                                                              1. Artificial Reservoirs
                                                                                                                                1. Lake Morphometry
                                                                                                                                2. Ecological Importance
                                                                                                                                  1. Thermal Stratification
                                                                                                                                    1. Nutrient Cycling
                                                                                                                                      1. Habitat Diversity
                                                                                                                                      2. Lake Water Balance
                                                                                                                                      3. Wetlands
                                                                                                                                        1. Types of Wetlands
                                                                                                                                          1. Marshes
                                                                                                                                            1. Swamps
                                                                                                                                              1. Bogs and Fens
                                                                                                                                                1. Coastal Wetlands
                                                                                                                                                2. Wetland Functions and Services
                                                                                                                                                  1. Water Purification
                                                                                                                                                    1. Flood Control
                                                                                                                                                      1. Carbon Sequestration
                                                                                                                                                        1. Biodiversity Conservation
                                                                                                                                                        2. Wetland Delineation and Assessment
                                                                                                                                                      2. Groundwater Resources
                                                                                                                                                        1. Aquifers and Aquitards
                                                                                                                                                          1. Types of Aquifers
                                                                                                                                                            1. Confined Aquifers
                                                                                                                                                              1. Unconfined Aquifers
                                                                                                                                                                1. Perched Aquifers
                                                                                                                                                                2. Aquifer Recharge and Discharge
                                                                                                                                                                  1. Natural Recharge Processes
                                                                                                                                                                    1. Discharge Zones
                                                                                                                                                                      1. Springs and Seeps
                                                                                                                                                                      2. Aquifer Vulnerability Assessment
                                                                                                                                                                      3. The Water Table
                                                                                                                                                                        1. Water Table Fluctuations
                                                                                                                                                                          1. Seasonal Fluctuations
                                                                                                                                                                            1. Impacts of Over-extraction
                                                                                                                                                                              1. Cone of Depression
                                                                                                                                                                                1. Land Subsidence
                                                                                                                                                                                  1. Saltwater Intrusion
                                                                                                                                                                              2. Glaciers and Ice Caps
                                                                                                                                                                                1. Role in Global Water Storage
                                                                                                                                                                                  1. Glacial Hydrology
                                                                                                                                                                                    1. Melting and Sea Level Implications
                                                                                                                                                                                      1. Climate Change Impacts on Ice Resources
                                                                                                                                                                                    2. Water Budgets and Balances
                                                                                                                                                                                      1. Water Budget Components
                                                                                                                                                                                        1. Precipitation Inputs
                                                                                                                                                                                          1. Evapotranspiration Losses
                                                                                                                                                                                            1. Storage Changes
                                                                                                                                                                                              1. Outflow Components
                                                                                                                                                                                              2. Catchment-Scale Water Balance
                                                                                                                                                                                                1. Inputs and Outputs
                                                                                                                                                                                                  1. Water Balance Equations
                                                                                                                                                                                                    1. Uncertainty Analysis
                                                                                                                                                                                                    2. Regional and Global Balances
                                                                                                                                                                                                      1. Large-scale Water Transfers
                                                                                                                                                                                                        1. Virtual Water Trade
                                                                                                                                                                                                          1. Human Alterations to Water Budgets
                                                                                                                                                                                                            1. Climate Change Impacts on Water Balance

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