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Environmental Hydrology pp 107–135Cite as

Understanding river hydrology

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Environmental hydrology is a developing area within the science of hydrology which seeks to apply the knowledge, skills and techniques of scientific and engineering hydrology to the understanding and solution of environmental problems. In this sense environmental hydrology is complementary to a range of other disciplines, particularly aquatic ecology and biology, which seek to study freshwater aquatic systems for the purposes of their better management towards sustainable ecological goals. In this chapter we deal with river hydrology, an important subset of environmental hydrology.

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  1. Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Louisiana State University, 70803-6405, Baton Rouge, LA, USA

    Vijay P. Singh

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Finlayson, B.L., McMahon, T.A. (1995). Understanding river hydrology. In: Singh, V.P. (eds) Environmental Hydrology. Water Science and Technology Library, vol 15. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-017-1439-6_4

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