Documente Academic
Documente Profesional
Documente Cultură
(ECIV 4323)
Instructors:
Dr. Yunes Mogheir
Dr. Ramadan Al Khatib
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1.1 Introduction
- Hydrology is the science of water:
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1.1 Introduction
In general, hydrology deals with
Estimation of water resources.
The study of processes such as
precipitation, runoff,
evapotranspiration and their
interaction.
The study of problems such as floods
and droughts and strategies to
combat them.
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Atmospheric water
Precipitation
Evaporation
Infiltration
Land Surface
Surface Water
Soil water
Surface Runoff
Groundwater Recharge
(Percolation)
Baseflow
Groundwater
System
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Stream Outlet A
Or Station A
Stream Outlet B
Tributary
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INPUTS
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SYSTEM
OPERATORS
OUTPUTS
P = precipitation
E = evaporation
T = transpiration
R = Surface runoff
G = net groundwater
flow
S = change in storage
P - R - G - E - T = S
- Example 1.1 and 1.2
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96.5 % of total
Saline water on land
1% of total
Fresh:
2.5 % of total
Groundwater
Polar Ice
68.6 % of fresh water
Lakes & Rivers
0.266 % of fresh water
Check tables 1.1 and table 1.2 in your text book
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- 1.3
- 1.5
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