Hillslope Hydrology

A complete guide to the behavior of water on graded land

Hillslope Hydrology provides a comprehensive introduction to the behavior of water on a slope. Describing the fates of precipitation, the mechanics of runoff, and the calculations involved in assessment, this book clarifies the complex interplay of soils, sediment, subsurface flow, overland flow, saturation, erosion, and more. An ideal resource for graduate students of Earth science, environmental science, civil engineering, architecture, landscape management, and related fields, this informative guide provides the essential information needed to work effectively with graded land or predict outcomes of precipitation. THE HILLSLOPE HYDROLOGICAL CYCLE / Richard J. Chorley: The classical model

Components of the hillslope hydrological cycle

Models of hillslope hydrology

Hillslope hydrology and the basin hydrological model

INFILTRATION AND STORAGE OF SOIL WATER / Brian J. Knapp: The soil as a matrix for water movement and retention

Soil-water storage

Soil-moisture storage measurement

The dynamics of water movement

Infiltration

Techniques of infiltration measurement

Infiltration equations and infiltration theory

The redistribution of infiltrated water on hillslopes

TECHNIQUES FOR MEASURING SUBSURFACE FLOW ON HILLSLOPES / Timothy C. Atkinson: Methods involving interception of the flow

Methods of tracing the flow

Measurements of moisture flux within the soil matrix

FLOW WITHIN THE SOIL / Ronald Z. Whipkey and Michael J. Kirkby: The physical processes

Controlling factors

The soil hydrograph

OVERLAND FLOW / William W. Emmett: Definitions and concepts

Difficulties in a general description

Quantification of overland flow

Laboratory tests with uniform flow

Laboratory tests with simulated rainfall

Field investigations of overland flow

Comparison of field results with laboratory data

Erosion and sediment transport

MATHEMATICAL MODELS OF HILLSLOPE HYDROLOGY / R. Allan Freeze: Mathematical model of subsurface flow on a hillside

Mathematical model of flow in a stream channel

Mathematical model of overland flow on a hillside

Coupled models

Limitations on mathematical modelling of hillslope hydrologic processes

FIELD STUDIES OF HILLSLOPE FLOW PROCESSES / Thomas Dunne: The Horton model of storm runoff production

Storm runoff in areas of high infiltration rate

IMPLICATIONS FOR MODELLING SURFACE-WATER HYDROLOGY / Roger P. Betson and Colby V. Ardis Jr.: The modelling problem

Hillslope modelling considerations

Hillslope hydrology models

Watershed modelling

IMPLICATIONS FOR SEDIMENT TRANSPORT / Michael J. Kirkby

Infiltration models and storage models

A day-by-day storage model

The spatial distribution of overland flow

Implications for soil erosion rates

The slope profiles produced

Implications for drainage density

Implications for removal of material in solution

Implications for shallow landslides

M. J. Kirkby is the author of Hillslope Hydrology, published by Wiley.