1.1 INTRODUCTION
WATER RESOURCES – WORLD WATER INVENTORY –
IMPORTANCE OF WATER RESOURCES – NECESSITY FOR
CONSERVATION AND DEVELOPMENT OF WATER
RESOURCES – WATER RESOURCES OF INDIA – WATER
RESOURCES MANAGEMENT – PURPOSE – FACTORS
INVOLVED IN WATER RESOURCES MANAGEMENT.
1.2 HYDROLOGY
INTRODUCTION – DEFINITION – APPLICATION OF
HYDROLOGY IN ENGINEERING – HYDROLOGICAL CYCLE –
PRECIPITATION – FORMS OF PRECIPITATION –
MEASUREMENTS OF RAINFALL- RAIN GAUGE – TYPES OF
RAIN GAUGES RAIN GAUGE NETWORK – MEAN RAINFALL
OVER A DRAINAGE BASIN – METHODS RADAR AND
SATELLITE MEASUREMENTS OF RAINFALL –HYDROGRAPH
1.3 RUNOFF
RUNOFF – RUNOFF CYCLE – RUNOFF COMPONENTS –
FACTORS AFFECTING RUNOFF –MONTHLY AND ANNUAL
ESTIMATION OF RUNOFF – LOSSES