Friday, July 5, 2013

Hydrology syllabus for mid term

Unit I: Introduction

Definition and scope. Hydrology in relation to water resources development, Hydrologic Cycle, The necessity for hydrologic data, the global water budget, Practical applications.
Unit III: Precipitation
Forms of precipitation, measurement of precipitation, Recording and Non-recording type rain gauges, errors in measurement of rainfall. Consistency of rainfall records, Location of rain gauge stations, analysis and interpretation of rainfall data, Average rainfall over a catchment, Arithmetic, Theissen polygon and isohyetal methods, Probable maximum precipitation (PMP), Rainfall intensity - duration curves.
Unit IV: Infiltration and Run off
Introduction, factors affecting infiltration, measurement of infiltration, infiltrometers, infiltration equations, infiltration indices,

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