Hydrological Drought: Processes and Estimation Methods for Streamflow and Groundwater

Hydrological Drought, Second Edition provides a comprehensive review of processes and estimation methods for streamflow and groundwater drought. It includes a qualitative conceptual understanding of drought features and processes, a detailed presentation of estimation methods and tools, practical examples and impacts relevant for operational practice.The drought phenomenon and its diversity across the world are illustrated using a global set of daily streamflow series, whereas regional and local aspects of drought are studied using a combination of hydrological time series and catchment information. Hydrological Drought, Second Edition concludes with human impacts, including climate change impacts on drought, drought forecasting and early warning and examples of procedures on how to manage water during drought. The majority of the examples are taken from regions where the rivers run most of the year, but not exclusively. The material presented ranges from well-established knowledge and analysing methods to recent developments in drought research. Its nature varies accordingly, from a more traditional textbook and clear overview to that of a research paper, which introduces recent approaches and methodologies for drought analysis. Includes a number of innovative tools (self-guided tours, worked examples and software) to support both the understanding and teaching of different methods for evaluating drought severity, human impacts, ecological effects of drought and regional methods that enable estimation Offers applications/demonstrations using a comprehensive database of streamflow and thematic data from a large number of national and international agencies, which illustrate how data are used when evaluating drought severity Presents the state of the art of hydrological drought, including well established knowledge as well as recent developments in drought research INDICE: I: Drought as a Natural Hazard 1. Introduction 2. Hydroclimatology 3. Flow Generating Processes II Estimation methods 4. Hydrological Data 5. Hydrological Drought Characteristics 6. Frequency Analysis 7. Modelling: Statistical and physical based approaches 8. Regionalization Procedures III: Drought in the Anthropocene 9. Human Influences on Drought 10. Future Drought 11. Drought Impacts 12. Drought Forecasting and Early warning 13. Outlook

• ISBN: 978-0-12-819082-1
• Editorial: Elsevier Science
• Encuadernacion: Rústica
• Páginas: 650
• Fecha Publicación: 01/10/2022
• Nº Volúmenes: 1
• Idioma: Inglés