Overview
- Offers a new, simplified approach to hydrologic complexity, presenting the topic logically and accessibly
- Comprehensive, systematic, articulate and lively
- Written by authoritative practitioner in the field
- Includes end-of-chapter summaries
- Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras
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Table of contents (15 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Hydrologic Systems and Modeling
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Nonlinear Dynamics and Chaos
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Applications of Chaos Theory in Hydrology
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A Look Ahead
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About this book
This authoritative book presents a comprehensive account of the essential roles of nonlinear dynamic and chaos theories in understanding, modeling, and forecasting hydrologic systems. This is done through a systematic presentation of: (1) information on the salient characteristics of hydrologic systems and on the existing theories for their modeling; (2) the fundamentals of nonlinear dynamic and chaos theories, methods for chaos identification and prediction, and associated issues; (3) a review of the applications of chaos theory in hydrology; and (4) the scope and potential directions for the future.
This book bridges the divide between the deterministic and the stochastic schools in hydrology, and is well suited as a textbook for hydrology courses.
Authors and Affiliations
About the author
Bellie Sivakumar’s research interests are in the field of hydrology and water resources, with particular emphasis on nonlinear dynamics, chaos, scaling, and complex networks. He has authored one book and more than 130 peer-reviewed journal papers. He has been an Associate Editor for several journals, including Hydrological Sciences Journal, Journal of Hydrology, Journal of Hydrologic Engineering, and Stochastic Environmental Research and Risk Assessment. He has received a number of fellowships throughout his career, including the ICSC World Laboratory Fellowship, Japan Society for the Promotion of Science Fellowship, Korea Science and Technology Societies’ Brainpool Fellowship, and Australian Research Council Future Fellowship.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Chaos in Hydrology
Book Subtitle: Bridging Determinism and Stochasticity
Authors: Bellie Sivakumar
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-90-481-2552-4
Publisher: Springer Dordrecht
eBook Packages: Earth and Environmental Science, Earth and Environmental Science (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer Science+Business Media Dordrecht 2017
Hardcover ISBN: 978-90-481-2551-7Published: 23 November 2016
Softcover ISBN: 978-94-024-1314-4Published: 29 June 2018
eBook ISBN: 978-90-481-2552-4Published: 16 November 2016
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XXX, 394
Number of Illustrations: 37 b/w illustrations, 25 illustrations in colour
Topics: Hydrogeology, Hydrology/Water Resources, Civil Engineering, Complex Systems, Geotechnical Engineering & Applied Earth Sciences, Statistical Physics and Dynamical Systems