Rainfall-runoff Modelling: The Primer - Tapa dura

"It is an excellent overview of modern hydrological modelling concepts, limitations and ideas on future work in this field." (Hydrological Sciences Journal, December 2001) "as a starting point for studying and understanding rainfall--runoff modelling it is excellent" (Jnl of the Chartered Institute of Water & Environmental Management, March 2002)

Amid climatic changes linked to global warming, ongoing changes in land-use patterns, and growing international concern with the environment it is increasingly important to understand the potential impact of these changes on the environment. "Rainfall-runoff modeling" is an important predictor of that impact. This book introduces rainfall-runoff models that have been developed over the past 24-30 years, giving examples of their practical applications. It provides a summary of available techniques for rainfall modeling based upon the most recent research, but in a way that serves as a primer for the subject. Provides an overview of how catchment rainfall-runoff systems work. It presents a history of rainfall-runoff models and examples of models can be downloaded over the Internet. It also looks at the uncertainty in model prediction.