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| Preface | |
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| Definition of Terms | |
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| Introduction | |
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| Watershed Management Strategies and Responses to Problems | |
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| Watershed Management: A Global Perspective | |
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| Watersheds, Ecosystem Management, and Cumulative Effects | |
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| Reconciling Watershed and Political Boundaries: Emergence of Watershed Management Institutions | |
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| Preventive Strategies: The Key to Watershed Management | |
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| References | |
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| Hydrologic Processes and Land Use | |
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| Precipitation and Interception | |
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| Introduction | |
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| Moisture in the Atmosphere | |
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| Precipitation | |
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| Interception and Net Precipitation | |
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| Summary | |
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| References | |
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| Evapotranspiration and Soil Water Storage | |
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| Introduction | |
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| The Process | |
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| Evaporation | |
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| Transpiration | |
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| Potential Evapotranspiration | |
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| Estimating Actual Evapotranspiration | |
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| Summary | |
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| References | |
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| Infiltration, Runoff, and Streamflow | |
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| Introduction | |
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| Infiltration | |
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| Runoff and Streamflow | |
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| Streamflow Measurements | |
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| Summary | |
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| References | |
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| Groundwater | |
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| Introduction | |
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| Basic Concepts | |
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| Storage and Movement of Groundwater | |
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| Groundwater Development | |
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| Effects of Vegetation on Groundwater | |
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| Summary | |
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| References | |
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| Vegetation Management, Water Yield, and Streamflow Pattern | |
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| Introduction | |
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| Vegetation Management for Water Yield | |
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| Vegetation Management and Streamflow Pattern | |
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| Fire and Streamflow Pattern | |
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| Cumulative Watershed Effects | |
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| Summary | |
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| References | |
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| Erosion, Sediment Yield and Channel Processes | |
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| Surface Erosion and Control of Erosion on Upland Watersheds | |
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| Introduction | |
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| The Erosion Process | |
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| Measurement of Surface Erosion | |
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| Prediction of Soil Loss | |
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| Preventing Soil Erosion | |
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| Controlling Soil Erosion | |
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| Summary | |
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| References | |
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| Gully Erosion and Soil Mass Movement | |
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| Introduction | |
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| Gully Erosion | |
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| Soil Mass Movement | |
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| Summary | |
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| References | |
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| Sediment Yield and Channel Processes | |
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| Introduction | |
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| Processes of Sediment Transport | |
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| Measurement of Sediment | |
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| Sediment Yield | |
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| Cumulative Watershed Effects on Sediment Yield | |
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| Summary | |
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| References | |
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| Stream Channel Morphology and Stream Classification | |
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| Introduction | |
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| Basic Concepts of Fluvial Geomorphology | |
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| Stream Evaluation and Classification | |
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| Summary | |
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| References | |
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| Water Quality | |
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| Water Quality Characteristics | |
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| Introduction | |
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| Chemistry of Precipitation | |
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| Physical Characteristics of Surface Water | |
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| Dissolved Chemical Constituents | |
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| Biological Characteristics | |
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| Groundwater Quality | |
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| Summary | |
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| References | |
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| Water Quality Management | |
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| Introduction | |
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| Issues | |
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| Vegetation Management and Water Quality | |
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| Roads and Water Quality | |
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| Water Quality Monitoring | |
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| Cumulative Effects | |
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| Summary | |
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| References | |
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| Riparian and Wetland Management | |
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| Riparian Management | |
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| Introduction | |
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| Describing Riparian Areas | |
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| The Biophysical Environment and Functional Relationships | |
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| Linkages | |
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| Large Woody Materials | |
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| Disturbances | |
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| Water Use | |
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| Management and Rehabilitation | |
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| Other Riparian-Related Topics | |
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| Urban Riparian Areas | |
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| Summary | |
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| References | |
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| Wetland Hydrology and Management | |
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| Introduction | |
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| Wetland Types | |
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| Wetland Management Issues | |
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| Hydrologic Functions of Wetlands | |
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| Hydrologic Implications of Wetland Drainage and Loss | |
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| Special Topics | |
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| Cumulative Effects | |
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| Summary | |
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| References | |
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| Special Topics | |
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| Snow Hydrology | |
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| Introduction | |
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| Measurement of the Snow Resource | |
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| Snow Accumulation and Melt | |
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| Forest Management--Snowpack Management Relationships | |
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| Methods for Predicting Snowpack-Snowmelt Relationships | |
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| Summary | |
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| References | |
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| Watershed Considerations for Water Resource Development and Engineering Applications | |
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| Introduction | |
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| Management of Surface Water | |
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| Reservoirs | |
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| Small Hydropower Development | |
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| Water Harvesting | |
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| Water Spreading | |
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| Flood Control | |
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| Summary | |
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| References | |
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| Hydrologic Methods | |
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| Introduction | |
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| Criteria for Selecting Methods | |
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| Hydrologic Models | |
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| Simplified Methods and Models | |
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| Generalized Models | |
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| Streamflow Routing | |
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| Modeling Hydrologic Effects of Watershed Modifications | |
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| Application of Isotopes | |
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| Streamflow Frequency Analysis | |
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| Summary | |
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| References | |
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| Tools and Technologies for Watershed Analysis and Research | |
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| Introduction | |
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| Field Methods | |
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| Statistical Methods | |
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| Computer Simulation Models | |
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| Geographic Information Systems | |
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| Summary | |
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| References | |
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| Socioeconomic Considerations in Watershed Management | |
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| Implementing Watershed Management: Policy, Planning, and Economic Evaluation Issues | |
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| Introduction | |
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| Policy Context and Processes | |
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| Planning and Implementation Processes | |
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| Economic Assessment of Watershed Practices, Projects, and Programs | |
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| Summary | |
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| References | |
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| Appendix | |
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| Index | |