A THOROUGH INTRODUCTION TO ENTROPY THEORY AND ITS APPLICATIONS IN HYDROLOGIC SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING

This comprehensive volume addresses basic concepts of entropy theory from a hydrologic engineering perspective. The application of these concepts to a wide range of hydrologic engineering problems is discussed in detail. The book is divided into sections--preliminaries, rainfall and evapotranspiration, subsurface flow, surface flow, and environmental considerations. Helpful equations, solutions, tables, and diagrams are included throughout this practical resource.

Entropy Theory in Hydrologic Science and Engineering covers:

• Introduction to entropy theory


• Maximum entropy production principle


• Performance measures


• Morphological analysis


• Evaluation and design of sampling and measurement networks


• Precipitation variability


• Rainfall frequency distributions


• Evaluation of precipitation forecasting schemes


• Assessment of potential water resources availability


• Evaporation


• Infiltration


• Soil moisture


• Groundwater flow


• Rainfall-runoff modeling


• Streamflow simulation


• Hydrologic frequency analysis


• Streamflow forecasting


• River flow regime classification


• Sediment yield


• Eco-index