Kinematic wave (KW) modeling methods are gaining wide acceptance as fast and accurate methods for handling a wide range of water modeling problems. This book provides a through reference to the application of KW methods to such problems as the spatial representation of watersheds, overland flow routing, and channel flow routing.

PRELIMINARIES. Hydraulic Equations for Subsurface Flow. Hydraulic Properties of Soil. SUBSURFACE FLOW. Unsaturated Flow. Subsurface Stormflow. SURFACE IRRIGATION. Flow Advance Over Porous Beds: Application to SurfaceIrrigation. Flow in Infiltrating Channels: Furrow Irrigation. SNOW HYDROLOGY. Movement of Water Through Snow. Glacier Flow. EROSION AND SEDIMENT YIELD. Erosion and Sediment Transport Processes. Erosion on a Plane. WATER QUALITY. Solute Transport. Solute Transport by Surface Runoff. Solute Transport in Porous Media. Sedimentation. Chromatographic Transport in Soils. STREAMLINE. Streamflow Generation. Effect of Spatial and Temporal Variability on StreamflowHydrograph. Appendix. Index.