Hydrology of Humid Tropical Regions

Proceedings of a symposium held during
the XVIII Assembly of the IUGG at Hamburg, August 1983
Edited by Reiner Keller

Publ. no. 140, 1983, price £15.00 , 468 + xii pages

Contents

1. Hydrological Aspects of Tropical Cyclones
    
   • Danloux, J.
     Crues d'origine cyclonique dans l'Océan Indien (Madagascar) et le Pacifique Sud (Nouvelle Calédonie et Tahiti), 29-37
   • Diaz Arenas, A.
     Tropical storms in Central America and the Caribbean :characteristic rainfall and forecasting of flash floods, 39-51
   • Kinosita, T.
     Runoff and flood characteristics in some humid tropical regions, 53-62
   • Oguntoyinbo, J.S. & Akintola, F.O.
     Rainstorm characteristics affecting availability for agriculture, 63-72
   
    
2. The Hydrological Regions of the Humid Tropics
    
   • Diaz Arenas, A.
     Hydrological characteristics of the Caribbean, 75-83
   • Lesaca, R.M.
     Water resources development and management efforts in Asia and in the Pacific, 85-96
   • Ojo, O.
     Recent trends in aspects of hydroclimatic characteristics in West Africa, 97-194
   • Rodier, J.A.
     Aspects scientifiques et techniques de l'hydrologie des zones humides de l'Afrique centrale, 105-126
   • Volker, A.
     Rivers of southeast Asia : their regime, utilization and regulation, 127-138
   
    
3. Land Use and Hydrology in the Humid Tropics
    
   • Béquio, E.A.L., Lou, W.C., Siciliano, M.A. & Silveira, O.V.
     Interpretation of the sedimentological behavior of the Tocantins-Araguaia basin, 141-151
   • Brinkmann, W.F.L.
     Nutrient balance of a central Amazonian rainforest : comparison of natural and man-managed systems, 153-163
   • Bruijnzeel, L.A.
     Evaluation of runoff sources in a forested basin in a wet monsoonal environment : a combined hydrological and hydrochemical approach, 165-174
   • Cjang, M., Ting, J.C., Wong, K.L., & Hunt Jr, E.V.
     Soil moisture regimes as affected by silvicultural treatments in humid East Texas, 175-186
   • Cordery, I. & Pilgrim, D.H.
     On the lack of dependence of losses from flood runoff on soil and cover characteristics, 187-195
   • Fritsch, J.-M.
     Evolution des écoulements, des transports solides et de l'érosion sur les versants d'un petit bassin après défrichement mécanisé de la forêt tropicale humide, 187-214
   • Hsia, Y.J. & Koh, C.C.
     Water yield resulting from clearcutting a small hardwood basin in central Taiwan, 215-220
   • Lal, R.
     Soil erosion in the humid tropics with particular reference to agricultural land development and soil management, 221-239
   • Mink, J.F.
     Groundwater hydrology in agriculture of the humid tropics, 241-247
   • Wangcheng, Q.
     Effects of deforestation on flood characteristics with particular reference to Hainan Island, China, 249-257
   • Sarma, A.A.L.N.
     Moisture adequacy in relation to forestry and agricultural land use in the Mahanadi river basin, 259-264
   • Liang, S.L.
     Selection of soil and water conservation practices for a giant bamboo plantation in Taiwan, 265-272
   • Wilson, M.F. & Henderson-Sellers, A.
     Deforestation impact assessment : the problems involved, 273-283
   
    
4. Water Balance and Regime
    
   • Bonell, M., Gilmor, D.A. & Cassells, D.S.
     Runoff generation in tropical rainforests of northeast Queensland, Australia, and the implications for land use management, 287-297
   • de Bruin, H.A.R.
     Evapotranspiration in humid tropical regions, 299-311
   • Leibundgut, C.
     Runoff of a tropical high mountain region, 313-324
   • Subrahmanyam, V.P.
     Some aspects of water balance in the tropical monsoon climates of India, 325-331
   
    
5. Inadequate Data and Hydrological Models
    
   • Archer, D.R.
     The meteorological feasibility of windmills for water supply in northern Malawi, 335-343
   • Bagchi, A.K.
     Estimation of areal precipitation, 345-351
   • Brichieri-Colombi, J.S.A.
     Hydrological studies of the Irrawaddy Delta, 353-364
   • Eliás, V. & Serrano Cavalcante, A.J.
     Recent hydrological and climatological activities in the Amazon basin, Brazil, 365-373
   • Jovanovic, S., Jovanovic, M. & Radic, Z.
     The effects of meteorological inputs on the variability of runoff with time, 375-385
   • Kleeberg, H.-B. & Koplitz-Weissberger, G.
     A dynamic model for determination of soil moisture budget and its applications, 387-396
   • Kumar, A. & Devi, R.
     Optimal flood control policy based on imperfect forecasts, 397-407
   • Chukwudi Ojukwu, S.
     Hydrological computation for water resources development within Imo River basin, Nigeria, 409-417
   • Oyegoke, E.S., Ige, E.D. & Oyenande, L.
     River flow forecasting through a regression model : a case study of the Basement Complex of western Nigeria, 419-426
   • Oyegoke, E.S., Talabi, O.T., Morohunfola, O.K. & Oyebande, L.
     Synthetic streamflow sequences for some West African rivers, 427-434
   • Ponte Ramirez, R.R. & Shaw, E.M.
     Simulating flood hydrographs from storm rainfalls in Venezuela, 435
   • Rodier, J.A.
     Hydrological computations for water resources development with inadequate data, 447-458
   • Chiang, Y.-C. & Liang, S.L.
     The slanting hole raingauge proposed for hillslope hydrology, 459-468

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