Drainage Basin Dynamics by Shit, Pravat Kumar; Bera, Biswajit; Islam, Aznarul;

Long description:

This volume provides a versatile introduction to the study of drainage basin evolution, morphology, drainage basin hydrology and sedimentology, human interference, natural and anthropogenic hazards and various management techniques.

This book offers the responsible factors of sediment yield and their absolute and specific growth and rate of delivery through tributaries to the main streams. Rivers are important geomorphic agents which reflect an amazing variety of form and behaviour, showing the wide range of natural environment in which they are originated. The drainage system evolution and spatial network development within the dynamic nature are being discussed and how they are adjusted in the geomorphic time scale over the millions of years. This book shows how drainage systems function and react to change and why this thoughtful is required for flourishing integrated basin management. In tropical and sub-tropical countries population pressures as well as different developmental projects are being executed on the drainage basin without proper planning. Today scientists consider drainage basin as an administrative unit during implementation of regional projects. In this context this book will carry a bench mark for scholars and young scientists.

Table of Contents:

Part-I: Evolution and Development of Drainage System.- 1. Drainage basin as a system unit (case study of gully basin or river basin).- 2. Geomorphic threshold and evolution of drainage system (case study of badland).- 3. Mechanics and landforms of drainage system (case study of badland / river).- 4. System of stream classification (case study of ephemeral gully basin).- 5. Controlling factors of drainage system (case study of badland /Plateau regions).- Part-II: Drainage Basin Morphology.- 1. Morphometric properties of Drainage Basin (case study of badland /Plateau regions).- 2. Quantitative analysis of Drainage Basin (case study of badland /Plateau regions).- 3. Hypsometry curve analysis (case study analysis).- 3. Alluvial Fan Morphology (case study of Hillslope / Estuarine).- 4. Bed Morphology of drainage basin (case study of ephemeral gully basin / Mountain River / Plateau River).- Part-III: Drainage Basin Hydrology and Modelling.- 1. River Hydraulics properties (case study of badland /Plateau regions).- 2. Hydrological frequency-magnitude analysis (case study analysis).- 3. Estimation of Rainfall-runoff with computations (case study analysis).- 4. Flood risk analysis (case study analysis).- 5. Ground water prospecting and modelling.- 6. GIS based hydrologic modelling.- Part-IV: Drainage Basin Sedimentology.- 1. Sediment properties: particle size distribution (case study analysis).- 2. Estimation of erosion and sediment yieldModelling (GIS based).- 3. Sediment facies analysis (case study analysis).- 4. Bed load sediment transport modeling (case study analysis).- 5. River deposition and fluvial landforms (case study analysis).- 6. Geo-chemical analysis of sediment.- Part-V: Human Interference/interventions on Drainage Basin.- 1. Cheek dam impact (case study analysis).- 2. River embankments (case study analysis).- 3. Dams construction (case study analysis).- 4. Barrage/Bridge construction (case study analysis).- 5. Sand mining/ stone quarrying (case study analysis).- 6. Landuse changes(deforestation, urbanization, agricultural expansion) and sediment yield (case study analysis).- 7. River pollution and channel changes.- Part-VI: Drainage Basin Management.- 1. Quantitative analysis of watershed geomorphology using RS and GIS (Machine learning algorithm, SWAT etc).- 2. River water management under watershed using geospatial techniques.- 3. Integrated river basin management and geostatistics.- 4. Management of Ecological Variability (ecological flow) and Pollution of the Hyporheic Zone using Geospatial techniques.- 5.. Social engineering and river basin management.- 6. Basin management and regional planning.