Groundwater Hydrology of Springs : Engineering, Theory, Management and Sustainability / by Neven Kresic and Zoran Stevanovic.
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TextPublication details: Burlington, MA : Butterworth-Heinemann, ©2010Edition: 1st edDescription: xviii, 573 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cmISBN: - 9781856175029
- 628.1 KRG
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
Chapter 1: Sustainability and management of springs; 1.1 Introduction; 1.2 Concept of sustainability; 1.3 Spring management; 1.3.1 Source and resource protection; 1.3.2 Protection versus restoration; References;
Chapter 2: Types and classifications of springs; 2.1 Types of springs; 2.1.1 Submerged springs; 2.1.2 Thermal and mineral springs; 2.2 Classifications of springs; 2.3 Karst springs and karst aquifers; 2.4 Springs in extrusive volcanic rocks; References
Chapter 3: Recharge of springs3.1 Gaining, losing, and sinking streams; 3.2 Artificial and environmental tracer methods; 3.2.1 Artificial tracers; 3.2.2 Environmental isotopes; References;
Chapter 4: Spring discharge hydrograph; 4.1 Introduction; 4.2 Equations of recession discharge; 4.2.1 Approximation with linear reservoirs; 4.3 Separation of discharge components; 4.4 Probability of spring flows; 4.4.1 Probability of minimum and maximum flows; 4.4.2 Time series analysis; 4.4.3 Frequency analysis of extreme flows; References;
Chapter 5: Modeling; 5.1 Introduction5.2 Correlation and regression5.3 Autocorrelation and cross-correlation; 5.4 Autoregressive-cross-regressive models (ARCR); 5.5 System analysis and transfer functions; 5.5.1 Composite transfer functions; IUH for the slow flow; Antecedent recession; Effective rainfall; Parameter estimation; 5.5.2 Application for water management; 5.6 Time series models; 5.7 Deterministic models; 5.7.1 Analytic models (equations of groundwater flow); Aquifer in unconsolidated sediments; Fractured rock aquifer; Karst and pseudokarst aquifers; 5.7.2 Representative hydraulic heads; 5.7.3 Numeric Models; References
Chapter 6: Springwater geochemistry6.1 Physical chemistry of natural waters; 6.1.1 Introduction; 6.1.2 Chemical equilibrium and mineral saturation; 6.2 Springwater from silicate rocks; 6.2.1 The dissolution of silica and silicates; 6.2.2 Springs in shales, sandstones, and granites; 6.2.3 Cold water springs in volcanic rocks; 6.3 Springwater from carbonate rocks; 6.3.1 The dissolution of limestone and dolomite; 6.3.2 Chemical kinetics and nonequilibrium; 6.3.3 Chemical characterization of carbonate springwater; Hardness; Ca/Mg ratio; Calculated Co2 partial pressure; The saturation index
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A reference for managing and sustaining the water quality of Springs. It covers many of the world's largest springs, providing a global perspective on how engineers around the world cope with problems such as: mismanagement, and overexploitation and their impacts on water quantity and quality.
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