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  • 32-Genetic Algorithm Based Unit Hydrograph. 
    Rai, R. K.; Gundekar, H. G.; Sarkar, S.; Mathur, B. S. (Allied Publishers Pvt. Ltd., New Delhi, 2009)
    Unit hydrograph approach is one of the commonly used techniques employed for the determination of flood hydrographs. For this purpose various distribution functions have been utilized in the past. The suitability of the ...
  • Preface 
    Jain, Sharad K.; Singh, V. P.; Kumar, Vijay; Kumar, Rakesh; Singh, R. D.; Sharma, K. D. (Allied Publishers Pvt. Ltd., New Delhi, 2009)
  • 46-Analysis of Natural Recharge and Groundwater Dynamics in Alluvial Aquifer Systems . 
    Jha, Madan K.; Roshni, T.; Kamii, Yasumori (Allied Publishers Pvt. Ltd., New Delhi, 2009)
    Proper knowledge of groundwater recharge is essential for the management and protection of valuable groundwater resources. Natural groundwater recharge is a very complex and dynamic phenomenon, and its determination ...
  • 34-The Development of a Flood Risk Model for Romania. 
    Bachu, Murthy; Jadhav, Kunal; Chendes, Viorel (Allied Publishers Pvt. Ltd., New Delhi, 2009)
    Spatially explicit hydrodynamic flood models can play an important role in natural hazard risk reduction. A key element of these models that make them suitable for risk reduction is the ability to provide inundation ...
  • 11-Thiessen—Software for Automatic Estimation of Weighted Average Rainfall. 
    Panigrahy, N.; Jain, Sharad K.; Kumar, Vijay; Bhunya, P. K. (Allied Publishers Pvt. Ltd., New Delhi, 2009)
    Estimation of average areal rainfall from point measurements is the first most important step in hydrological modelling. The Thiessen polygon method is commonly used for the purpose. This paper presents the development and ...
  • 39-Estimation of SWE and Surface Energy Balance for a Snow Cover in Pir-Panjal Range of N-W Himalaya. 
    Datt, Prem; Pooja; Srivastava, P. K.; Negi, P. S. (Allied Publishers Pvt. Ltd., New Delhi, 2009)
    Melting of seasonal snowpack in mountainous ranges of Indian Himalaya contributes significantly to the rivers flowing in the mountain valley. The melting of snow starts in late winter, i.e., from April onwards and produces ...
  • 27-Modeling Urban Flooding from Storm Sewers Using Dynamic Wave Theory. 
    Mukhopadhyay, Biswajit; Dutta, Aniruddha; Nouri, Fariborz; Kaushik, Chitranjan (Allied Publishers Pvt. Ltd., New Delhi, 2009)
    Traditionally, urban storm sewers, meant to convey excess runoff from impervious covers efficiently, are designed with the applications of rational formula of hydrology with all of the conceptual limitations of the method. ...
  • 21-Application of Shallow Water Equations Models for Water Hazards Problem. 
    Unami, Koichi; Kawachi, Toshihiko; Miyauchi, Ayako (Allied Publishers Pvt. Ltd., New Delhi, 2009)
    The Shallow Water Equations (SWEs) are applicable to vast range of practical problems where water flows dominantly in the horizontal directions. The finite volume method is effective for numerically solving the SWEs in ...
  • 18-Effective Soil Hydraulic Parameter Estimation at Different Spatial Scales. 
    Mohanty, Binayak P.; Das, Narendra N.; Jana, Raghavendra B.; Ines, Amor V. M. (Allied Publishers Pvt. Ltd., New Delhi, 2009)
    A review of multiple approaches to the problem of soil hydraulic parameter estimation at different spatial scales is presented. Methods reviewed include traditional bottom-up approaches, as well as newer top-down approaches ...
  • 30-Quantification of Urban Runoff Reaching to the Upper Bhopal Lake, M.P., India . 
    Dwivedi, Vijay K.; Ojha, C. S. P.; Choubey, V. K. (Allied Publishers Pvt. Ltd., New Delhi, 2009)
    The Upper Bhopal Lake in the city of Bhopal in the State of Madhya Pradesh of India is the only source of water for the city of Bhopal. Economic as well as recreational activities of the city of Bhopal is dependent on the ...
  • 19-Assessment of Evapotranspiration Estimation Methods in a Semi Arid Region. 
    Khodke, U. M.; Gundekar, H. G. (Allied Publishers Pvt. Ltd., New Delhi, 2009)
    Estimation of accurate reference crop evapotranspiration (ET)) is necessary for a reliable irrigation management system. This paper deals with evaluation of seven reference crop evapotranspiration (ET0) methods viz. 1982 ...
  • 4-A Review of Indian Rainfall. 
    Rakhecha, P. R.; Singh, V. P. (Allied Publishers Pvt. Ltd., New Delhi, 2009)
    This paper summarizes a number of studies on Indian rainfall from an applied perspective. The aim is to provide rainfall statistics which can be of use in design and construction of a wide range of water resources development ...
  • 29-Development of Interface for Daily Runoff Assessment from a Watershed. 
    Dhore, K. A.; Khare, Deepak; Chaube, U. C.; Garg, P. K. (Allied Publishers Pvt. Ltd., New Delhi, 2009)
    Surface runoff is one of the major components in watershed hydrology. The amount of runoff generated from any watershed depends on the many watershed characteristics such as land use, soil type and its physical properties, ...
  • 44-A Protocol for Groundwater Recharge Capability Assessment Using Multi-Themati Parameters - An Example from a Semi-Arid Region of Rajasthan, India. 
    Roy, S. Sinha (Allied Publishers Pvt. Ltd., New Delhi, 2009)
    The shallow to middle level aquifer systems in semi-arid regions of central Rajasthan, India, are depleted of groundwater resources, showing a steady fall in the water table, due to an imbalance in recharge and abstraction. ...
  • 50-Characteristics of Groundwater Hydrographs in Diverse Hydrogeological Setup of Madhya Pradesh, India 
    Bhatia, Anu Radha; Verma, R. M. (Allied Publishers Pvt. Ltd., New Delhi, 2009)
    The state of Madhya Pradesh encompasses diverse setup of geological rock formations. The type of rock formation mainly controls the ground water occurrence and movement. Although, the sub-surface geology has been ...
  • 59-History and Perspectives of Hydrological Catchment Modelling. 
    Todini, E. (Allied Publishers Pvt. Ltd., New Delhi, 2009)
    This paper presents a brief historical excursus on the development of hydrological catchment models together with a number of possible future perspectives. Given the wide variety of available hydrological models, which ...
  • Contents 
    National Institute of Hydrology (Allied Publishers Pvt. Ltd., New Delhi, 2009)
  • 13-Prediction of Rainfall in West Bengal for the Next Two Years. 
    Choudhury, J. Pal; Chakrabrty, Kalyan (Allied Publishers Pvt. Ltd., New Delhi, 2009)
    The rainfall plays a major role in agricultural field that generates various agricultural products that generates revenue through marketing not only in Indian market, but also through export in foreign markets. It also ...
  • 23-Dam Break Flood Simulation in Natural Floodplain Topography with 1D and 2D Numerical Models. 
    Sakia, Mimi Das; Sarma, Arup Kumar (Allied Publishers Pvt. Ltd., New Delhi, 2009)
    Floods due to failure of dams induce widespread damages to life and property owing to its high magnitude and unpredictable sudden occurrence. The response time for such flood is quite small compared to natural floods. ...
  • 45-Forecasting Spatiotemporal Water Levels of Tabriz Aquifer. 
    Nourani, V.; Moghaddam, A. A.; Nadiri, A. O.; Singh, V. P. (Allied Publishers Pvt. Ltd., New Delhi, 2009)
    This paper evaluates the feasibility of using an Artificial Neural Networks (ANNs) methodology for estimating the groundwater level in some piezometers placed in an aquifer in northwestern Iran. This aquifer is complex and ...