Shortcuts
Top of page (Alt+0)
Page content (Alt+9)
Page menu (Alt+8)
Your browser does not support javascript, some WebOpac functionallity will not be available.
.
Default
.
PageMenu
-
Main Menu
-
Member Services
.
Purchase Suggestion
.
Exit Webopac
.
Search Menu
Simple Search
.
Advanced Search
.
Clear Search Sets
.
Refine Search Results
.
.
FOS Childrens Library
.
New Items Search
.
Bottom Menu
Help
About
.
Map
.
Exit Webopac
.
Languages
English
.
German
.
New Items Menu
New Items Search
.
New Items List
.
.................................
EBOOK CENTRAL
.
SCIENCE DIRECT (BUSINESS)
.
MASADER
.
UNWTO
.
SCOPUS
.
E-JOURNALS
.
DATABASE INFO. SYSTEM (DBIS)
.
LIBRARY WEBSITE
.
© LIBERO v6.4.1sp211215
Purchase at amazon.co.uk
.
Purchase at bookstore
.
Purchase at google
.
Page content
You are here
:
Catalogue Display
Catalogue Display
Hydrogeology: principle and practice
.
About the Author
.
.
LibraryThing
.
.
Google Books
.
.
Amazon Books
.
Browse Shelf
Catalogue Record 14750
.
Item Information
Catalogue Record 14750
.
Catalogue Information
Catalogue Record 14750
.
Reviews
Catalogue Record 14750
.
Share Link
Jump to link
Item Information
Barcode
Shelf Location
Collection
Volume Ref.
Branch
Status
Due Date
Res.
10034321
QE501.H57.2021
Applied Geoscience
GUtech Library
.
.
Available
.
Select this item
Download Title
Catalogue Record 14750
Export
This Record
As
Labelled Format
Bibliographic Format
ISBD Format
MARC Format
MARC Binary Format
MARCXML Format
To
File
Email
Reserve Title
Catalogue Record 14750
.
Catalogue Record 14750 ItemInfo
Beginning of record
.
Catalogue Record 14750 ItemInfo
Top of page
.
Catalogue Information
Field name
Details
ISBN
9781119569534
Language
E
Shelf Location
QE501.H57.2021
Author
Hiscock, Kevin M.
Title
Hydrogeology : principle and practice
3rd ed.
Publisher
Hoboken NJ. : Wiley. , 2021.
Description
734p.:col. ill. ; 25 cm.
Specific Type of Material
Book
Contents
What is hydrogeology? 1.3 Early examples of groundwater exploitation 1.4 History of hydrogeology 1.5 The water cycle 1.5.1 Groundwater occurrence in the upper continental crust 1.5.2 Groundwater-related tipping points 1.5.3 Groundwater discharge to the oceans 1.5.4 Global groundwater material and elemental fluxes 1.5.5 Human influence on the water cycle 1.6 Global groundwater resources 1.6.1 Global groundwater abstraction 1.6.2 Global groundwater depletion and sea level rise 1.7 Groundwater resources in developed countries 1.7.1 Groundwater abstraction in the United Kingdom 1.7.1.1 Management and protection of groundwater resources in the United Kingdom 1.7.2 Groundwater abstraction in Europe 1.7.2.1 European Union Water Framework Directive 1.7.3 Groundwater abstraction in North America 1.7.3.1 Management and protection of groundwater resources in the United States 1.7.4 Groundwater abstraction in China 1.8 Groundwater resources in developing countries Further reading References 2. Physical hydrogeology 2.1 Introduction 2.2 Porosity 2.3 Hydraulic conductivity 2.4 Isotropy and homogeneity 2.5 Aquifers, aquitards and aquicludes 2.6 Darcy's Law 2.6.1 Hydraulic properties of fractured rocks 2.6.2 Karst aquifer properties 2.6.3 Sinkholes and land subsidence 2.7 Groundwater potential and hydraulic head 2.8 Interpretation of hydraulic head and groundwater conditions 2.8.1 Groundwater flow direction 2.8.2 Water table and potentiometric surface maps 2.8.3 Types of groundwater conditions 2.9 Transmissivity and storativity of confined aquifers 2.9.1 Release of water from confined aquifers 2.10 Transmissivity and specific yield of unconfined aquifers 2.11 Equations of groundwater flow 2.11.1 Steady-state saturated flow 2.11.2 Transient saturated flow 2.11.3 Transient unsaturated flow 2.12 Analytical solution of one-dimensional groundwater flow problems 2.13 Groundwater flow patterns 2.14 Classification of springs and intermittent streams 2.15 Transboundary aquifer systems 2.16 Submarine groundwater discharge 2.17 Groundwater resources of the world 2.18 Hydrogeological environments of the United Kingdom 2.18.1 Sedimentary rocks 2.18.2 Metamorphic rocks 2.18.3 Igneous rocks Further reading References 3. Groundwater and geological processes 3.1 Introduction 3.2 Geological processes driving fluid flow 3.3 Topography-driven flow in the context of geological processes 3.4 Compaction-driven fluid flow 3.5 Variable-density driven fluid flow 3.5.1 Salinity gradients leading to variable-density flow 3.5.2 Hydrothermal systems driven by variable-density flow 3.6 Regional groundwater flow systems driven predominantly by variable-density flow 3.6.1 Fluctuating sea-level and its impact on the distribution of groundwater salinity in coastal areas 3.6.2 Brines in continental aquifers 3.7 Regional groundwater flow systems driven predominantly by shifting topography and stress changes 3.7.1 Mountain building and erosion 3.7.2 Impact of glaciations on regional hydrogeology 3.8 Coupling and relative importance of processes driving fluid flow Further reading References 4. Chemical hydrogeology 4.1 Introduction 4.2 Properties of water 4.3 Chemical composition of groundwater 4.4 Sequence of hydrochemical evolution of groundwater 4.5 Groundwater sampling and graphical presentation of hydrochemical data 4.6 Concept of chemical equilibrium 4.6.1 Kinetic approach to chemical equilibrium 4.6.2 Energetic approach to chemical equilibrium 4.7 Carbonate chemistry of groundwater 4.8 Adsorption and ion exchange 4.9 Redox chemistry, 172 4.10 Groundwater in crystalline rocks 4.11 Geochemical modelling Further reading References 5. Environmental isotope hydrogeology 5.1 Introduction 5.2 Stable isotope chemistry and nomenclature 5.3 Stable isotopes of water 5.4 Stable isotopes of nitrogen and sulfur 5.4.1 Nitrogen stable isotopes 5.4.2 Sulphur stable isotopes 5.5 Age dating of groundwater 5.5.1 Law of radioactive decay 5.5.2 14C dating 5.5.3 36Cl dating 5.5.4 Tritium dating 5.5.5 3H/3He dating 5.6 Noble gases Further reading References 6. Groundwater and catchment processes 6.1 Introduction 6.2 Water balance equation 6.3 Precipitation and evapotranspiration 6.3.1 Precipitation measurement 6.3.2 Evapotranspiration measurement and estimation 6.4 Soil water and infiltration 6.4.1 Soil moisture content and soil water potential 6.4.2 Calculation of drainage and evaporation losses 6.4.3 Infiltration theory and measurement 6.5 Recharge estimation 6.5.1 Borehole hydrograph method 6.5.2 Soil moisture budget method 6.5.3 Chloride budget method 6.5.4 Temperature profile methods 6.6 Stream gauging techniques 6.6.1 Velocity area methods 6.6.1.1 Surface floats 6.6.1.2 Current metering 6.6.1.3 Acoustic Doppler current profiler 6.6.2 Dilution gauging 6.6.3 Ultrasonic, electromagnetic and integrating float methods 6.6.4 Slope-area method 6.6.5 Weirs and flumes 6.7 Hydrograph analysis 6.7.1 Quickflow and baseflow separation 6.7.2 Unit hydrograph theory 6.8 Surface water - groundwater interaction 6.8.1 Temperature-based methods of detection 6.8.2 Simulating river flow depletion 6.8.2.1 Analytical solutions 6.8.2.2 Catchment resource modelling 6.8.2.3 Global-scale surface water-groundwater modelling Further reading References 7. Groundwater investigation techniques 7.1 Introduction 7.2 Measurement and interpretation of groundwater level data 7.2.1 Water level measurement 7.2.2 Well and borehole design and construction methods 7.2.3 Borehole hydrographs and barometric efficiency 7.2.3.1 Groundwater level fluctuations in the Bengal Basin Aquifer 7.2.4 Construction of groundwater level contour maps 7.3 Field estimation of aquifer properties 7.3.1 Piezometer tests 7.3.2 Pumping tests 7.3.2.1 Thiem equilibrium method 7.3.2.2 Theis non-equilibrium method 7.3.2.3 Cooper-Jacob straight-line method 7.3.2.4 Recovery test method 7.3.2.5 Principle of superposition of drawdown 7.3.2.6 Leaky, unconfined and bounded aquifer systems 7.3.3 Tracer tests 7.3.4 Downhole geophysical techniques 7.3.4.1 Examples of downhole geophysical logging 7.3.5 Surface geophysical techniques 7.3.5.1 Seismic refraction survey method 7.3.5.2 Electrical resistivity survey method 7.3.5.3 Electromagnetic survey method 7.3.5.4 Gravity survey method 7.3.5.5 Examples of surface geophysical surveying 7.4 Remote sensing methods 7.5 Groundwater modelling Further reading References 8. Groundwater quality and contaminant hydrogeology 8.1 Introduction 8.2 Water quality standards 8.2.1 Water hardness 8.2.2 Irrigation water quality 8.3 Transport of contaminants in groundwater 8.3.1 Transport of non-reactive dissolved contaminants 8.3.1.1 One-dimensional solute transport equation 8.3.2 Transport of reactive dissolved contaminants 8.3.3 Transport of non-aqueous phase liquids 8.3.3.1 Hydrophobic sorption of non-polar organic compounds 8.3.4 Effects of density and heterogeneity 8.4 Sources of groundwater contamination 8.4.1 Urban and industrial contaminants 8.4.2 Municipal landfill wastes 8.4.3 Faecal, domestic and cemetery wastes 8.4.4 Microplastic contamination 8.4.5 Agricultural contaminants 8.4.6 Saline water intrusion in coastal aquifers 8.4.7 Saline water intrusion on small oceanic islands Further reading References 9. Groundwater pollution remediation and protection 9.1 Introduction 9.2 Groundwater pollution remediation techniques 9.2.1 Pump-and-treat 9.2.2 Permeable reactive barriers 9.2.3 Monitored natural attenuation 9.3 Groundwater pollution protection strategies in developed countries 9.3.1 Groundwater vulnerability mapping and aquifer resource protection 9.3.2 Source protection zones 9.3.3 Risk assessment methods 9.3.4 Groundwater vulnerability assessment and mapping for the protection of carbonate (karstic) aquifers 9.3.5 Spatial planning and groundwater protection 9.4 Groundwater protection strategies in developing countries Further reading References 10. Groundwater resources, governance and management 10.1 Introduction 10.2 Groundwater resources schemes 10.2.1 Large-scale groundwater development schemes 10.2.2 Regional-scale groundwater development schemes 10.2.3 Managed aquifer recharge 10.2.3.1 Artificial storage and recovery schemes 10.2.3.2 Riverbank filtration schemes 10.2.4 Horizontal well schemes 10.3 Wetland hydrogeology 10.3.1 Impacts of groundwater exploitation on wetlands 10.3.2 Hydrogeology of dune slacks 10.4 Climate change and groundwater resources 10.4.1 Groundwater response time to climate change 10.4.2 Groundwater pumping and greenhouse gas emissions 10.4.3 Impact of climate change on cold-region hydrogeology 10.4.4 Adaptation to climate change 10.5 Groundwater and energy resources 10.5.1 Geothermal energy 10.5.2 Groundwater source heat pumps 10.5.3 Groundwater and shale gas exploration 10.6 Future challenges for groundwater governance and management Further reading References Appendices 1. Conversion factors 2. Properties of water in the range 0-100 DegreesC 3. The geological timescale 4. Symbols, atomic numbers and atomic weights 5. Composition of seawater and rainwater References 6. Values of W(u) for various values of u 7. Values of q/Q and v/Qt corresponding to selected values of t/F for use in computing the rate and volume of stream depletion by wells and boreholes 8. Complementary error function 9. Drinking water quality standards and Lists I and II Substances
Subject
Hydrogeology
Other name(s)
Bense Victor F.
Links to Related Works
Subject References:
Hydrogeology
.
Authors:
Hiscock, Kevin M.
.
.
Enriched Content
Catalogue Record 14750
.
ISBD Display
Catalogue Record 14750
.
Tag Display
Catalogue Record 14750
.
Related Works
Catalogue Record 14750
.
Marc XML
Catalogue Record 14750
.
Add Title to Basket
Catalogue Record 14750
.
Catalogue Information 14750
Beginning of record
.
Catalogue Information 14750
Top of page
.
Most Read Titles
#
Author
Title
1
.
National Geographic magazine
1
2
.
Clarke, Michael H.
2
.
Oman's Geological Heritage
2
3
.
Bacon,M.
3
.
3-D seismic interpretation.
3
4
.
Richard H. Groshong, Jr
4
.
3-D structural geology: a practical guide to quantitative surface and subsurface map interpretation.
4
5
.
Al Habsi, Safa Saleh
5
.
1D Petroleum system modelling of Ringkobing-Fyn High, Denmark: Burial-, temperature-, maturation-, and hycrocarbon generation modelling
5
.
As well of interest
#
Author
Title
1
.
Pickbride, J.
1
.
Muscat the Jewel of Arabia. Beautiful Oman Collection.
1
2
.
Kamoonpuri, H.
2
.
Oman's Best Brands. The Journey to Excellence.
2
3
.
Kamoonpuri, H.
3
.
Success Stories of Omani Entrepreneurs
3
4
.
Holsbergen, T.
4
.
Faces of Oman.
4
5
.
Majestic Landscapes of Oman.
5
.
Reviews
This item has not been rated.
Add a Review and/or Rating
14750
1
14750
-
2
14750
-
3
14750
-
4
14750
-
5
14750
-