In order to develop agriculture based economy and to meet the demands of growing population; in terms of irrigation, drinking water, hydropower generation and industrial use etc. a sound ...

The study of past or ancient flood events which occurred prior to the time of human observation or direct measurement by modern hydrologic procedures, is termed as paleoflood hydrology. ...

Acid rain, generally described as a European and North American problem caused largely by anthropogenic emissions of the oxides of sulphur and nitrogen during burning of fossil fuels, is spreading ...

The time distribution of the runoff and the estimation of the peak flood constitute very important component of the planning and design as well as operation and maintenance of a water resources ...

Urbanization which may be broadly defined as the process* of expanding urban influence, has been taking place for more than 6000 years, its pace has increased markedly since the beginning of the ...

Atmospheric models are coupled to the land surface through the hydrological cycle, rain carries water from the atmosphere and evapotranspiration returns it to the atmosphere. The studies of ...

Monsoons, which affect the largest land masses, have been the subject of study on every scale from simple local studies to circulation simulation on giant computers (the so-called fifth ...

Groundwater recharge is that amount of surface water which reaches the permanent water table either by direct contact in the riparian zone or by downward percolation through the overlying ...

The subsurface is the medium through which pollu- tants move from the soil surface to groundwater. Polluting substances are subjected to complex physical, chemical and biological ...

In the last few decades, the world has witnessed rapid urbanisation. One of the many complex problems which have come up with increased urbanisation is that of quick drainage of ...