Hydrology

Introduction; Hydrological cycle, rainfall, measurement of rainfall and analysis of rainfall.  Evaporation: measurement of evaporation, formulae and theories, their use and applications.  Infiltration: the role of infiltration in hydrological cycle, infiltration as factor of runoff and as recharge of ground water, comparison of methods of estimating infiltration.  Drainage basins and hydrographs: monthly and annual runoff relations, characteristics of drainage basin, hydrograph analysis.  The unit hydrograph: Basic principles, unit hydrographs for various durations, derivation of unit hydrographs from complex storms, synthetic unit hydrograph.  Flood routing: routing in a simple reservoir, streamflow, routing, frequency and duration studies.  Hydraulics of wells, groundwater investigations and exploration for water.