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The applied science of hydrology, in its broadest sense of the word, is concerned with the circulation of water from the sea, through the atmosphere, to the land, and thence via overland and subterranean routes, back to the sea. For this reason many textbooks, devoted exclusively to hydrology, contain chapters not only on precipitation and run-off but also on climate, soil physics, river morphology, open-channel hydraulics, and regulation of reservoirs. In this chapter, hydrology will be treated in a more limited sense, as being the applied science that provides the hydraulic engineer with the stream flow data that are needed for the planning, design and operation of water development projects. Subjects such as river morphology, open channel flow, and reservoir regulation will be discussed in subsequent chapters.
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Kuiper, E. (1965). Hydrology. In: Water Resources Development. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4899-6281-2_2
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