River system analysis and management

• Other Authors: Sharma, Nayan
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Singapore : Springer, 2016.
• Subjects: Integrated water development.; Stream ecology.; Stream conservation.; elektronické knihy; electronic books
• ISBN: 9789811014727; 9789811014710
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (413 pages)

The main thrust of this book is focused on addressing the various interrelated processes, analysis and activities bearing upon sound river management. River basins are complex systems. They are open systems with sometimes ill-defined boundaries. It refers to various aspects essential to achieve a su...

Table of Contents:

• Dedication; Preface; Contents; About the Editor; 1: Introduction; 1.1 Rising Demand on Freshwater; 1.2 Demographic Pressures; 1.3 Climate Change and Impacts; 1.3.1 Climate and Hydrology; 1.3.2 Effect of Climate Change on Freshwater Reserves and Glaciers; 1.4 River and River System Management; 1.5 Sediment Yield and Sediment Load; 1.6 Transboundary Rivers; 1.7 Objective of the Book; References; Part I: Sediment Transport; 2: Forest Impact on Flood Peak Discharge and Sediment Yield in Streamflow; 2.1 Introduction; 2.2 SHETRAN Catchment Modelling System; 2.3 Forest Impacts: What We Know.
• 2.4 Forest Impact on Flood Peak Magnitude2.5 Forest Impact on Sediment Yield; 2.6 Highland-Lowland Interaction; 2.7 Conclusions; References; 3: On the Physical and Operational Rationality of Data-Driven Models for Suspended Sediment Prediction in Rivers; 3.1 Introduction; 3.2 Suspended Sediment Modelling Approaches in Hydrology; 3.3 Empirical Modelling, Physical and Mechanistic Rationality; 3.4 Addressing Physical and Mechanistic Rationality Through Methodological Protocols; 3.5 Addressing Physical and Mechanistic Rationality Through Sensitivity Analysis; 3.6 Operational Rationality.
• 3.7 Data-Driven Modelling of Suspended Sediment: Research ChallengesReferences; 4: Sediment Dynamics in a Large Alluvial River: Characterization of Materials and Processes and Management Challenges; 4.1 Introduction; 4.1.1 Sediments: Erosion, Transportation, and Deposition; 4.1.2 Physical and Chemical Characteristics of Sediments; 4.1.3 Role of Sediments in River Hydrology; 4.1.4 Present Study; 4.2 Materials and Methods; 4.2.1 Study Area: The Brahmaputra River System in Assam; 4.2.1.1 Factors Responsible for Erosion in the Brahmaputra; 4.2.2 Sources of Secondary Data.
• 4.2.3 Collection of Sediments4.2.4 Collection of Bank Materials; 4.2.5 Evaluation of Physicochemical Properties of Sediments/Bank Materials; 4.2.6 Analysis of Data; 4.3 Results and Discussions; 4.3.1 Genesis, Transport and Deposition of Sediments in Brahmaputra; 4.3.2 Discharge and Suspended Sediment Characteristics of the Brahmaputra; 4.3.3 A Sediment Budget for Brahmaputra in Assam; 4.3.4 Physicochemical Properties of Sediments of Brahmaputra; 4.3.4.1 Particle Size and Mineralogy; 4.3.4.2 Metal Content in Sediments; 4.3.5 Geochemical Evaluation of Bank Materials.
• 4.3.5.1 Role of Geochemical Properties of Bank Materials in Erosion4.4 Conclusions; References; Web References; 5: Sediment Runoff Modelling Using ANNs in an Eastern Himalayan Basin, India; 5.1 Introduction; 5.2 Sediment Rating Curves; 5.3 Artificial Neural Networks (ANNs); 5.4 Study Area, Data Availability and Selection of Input/Output Variables; 5.5 Rating Curve Analysis; 5.6 Design and Training of ANN Models; 5.7 Results and Discussion; 5.8 Conclusions; References; Part II: Land Use and Climate.