Hydrology and water resources bookmarks

USGS-WRD Outreach: Careers in Hydrology
Universities Water Information Network
Hydrology Primer
Water in the Landscape
Hydrology-Related Internet Resources
The water librarians' home page
ESE-NET Internet resources for Earth and Environmental Scientists
WWW Resources on earth system data sets
U.S. Water News Homepage
EPA's Office of Water
National Weather Service Office of Hydrology
Projects and Working Groups
Online resources for earth scientists
Welcome to UnCoverWeb! (online bibliographic search)
AltaVista: Main Page (for searches of World Wide Web)

Job opportunities

Careers in geosciences
Mountains West Science and Engineering Employment Opportunities
Job-searching links (from U. of Guelph)

Hydrology courses at other universities

Elements of Physical Hydrology (online version of new text)
Civil Engineering 394K -  Surface Water Hydrology (University of Texas at Austin)
Civil Engineering 397 - GIS in Water Resources (UT Austin)
Hydrology 365 (University of Guelph)
05-365 course schematic
CEE 640 - Physical Hydrology (Utah State University)
Civil Engineering 343 - Engineering Hydrology (Utah State University)
Online schedule with lecture notes
Civil and Environmental Engineering 4101 - Hydrology (University of Central Florida)
CIE 453 - Water Resources (Syracuse University)
BAE 473/573 - Introduction to Surface Water Quality Modeling (NC State)
Course handouts
SCAS 321 - Soil and water management (Cornell University)
Ohio University Hydro Summer Field Course
HWR 597a - Computational Tools in EOS Hydrology
UNIXhelp for users

Lecture notes and related bookmarks by topic

Unit conversions

Units, dimensions, and conversions - Appendix 1 from Hornberger et al.
Unit conversions in soil physics (New Mexico State)
Mega-converter

Some basic concepts

The Science of Hydrology (Hornberger, et al., chapter 1)
Glossary of Hydrologic Definitions

CEE343 FUNDAMENTAL HYDROLOGIC LAWS

Statistics

Appendix 3: Basic Statistics in Hydrology (from Hornberger et al.)
Lecture 2 - University of Central Florida
Statistics in hydrology - University of Central Florida
Development of intensity-duration-frequency curves for Florida

Precipitation

Monthly precipitation images (entire globe)
Animation of monthly precipitation images
Chapter 2 from Hornberger et al.
Lecture 3 - University of Central Florida
Precipitation notes
Global Historical Climatology Network: Precipitation Data
NOAA Hourly Precipitation Data for the past 30 days
U.S. Monthly Precipitation Data
(period of record for each state - large files!)
NOAA Surface Daily, Monthly, and Other Data Types
Satellite Animation of Hurricanes
Monsoon animations (2d and 3d)
Weather By Location
METEOSAT images of Europe
NASA/Marshall Earth Science Headline: The Value of Real-Time Lightning Detection
(includes a 3-d Doppler radar animation)

NEXRAD Doppler Radar

National Climatic Data Center's Radar Resources
National Radar Image (from Intellicast)
Animated loop of national radar image, last 5 hours
Other images (forecast maps, etc.)
Online Guide to Meteorology - index of contents
(includes a couple of impressive radar loops - try the NOWRAD loop especially)
Radar Meteorology: online remote sensing guide
Ben's Weather Satellite/Radar Images
U.S. NEXRAD Radar Site Map
NWS El Paso Doppler Page - Map of National Doppler sites
(Note: for any city on either of the maps above, to get a radar animation loop, click on the location, then click on "4-day" and choose "Radar loop" from the menu at the left. Examples for Washington and San Francisco are provided below.)
Washington, D.C. NEXRAD Image
Washington, D.C. Radar Animation
Washington, D.C. 24-hour Precipitation
San Francisco NEXRAD Image
San Francisco Radar Animation
San Francisco 24-hour Precipitation
Bay Area Weather (Images and Animations)
Animated Radar for Florida
Radar Imagery Menu for Southeastern U.S.

Evapotranspiration

Discussion of evapotranspiration from Hornberger, et al.
BAE 473 - NC State
Lecture 4 - University of Central Florida
Atmospheric parameters which affect evapotranspiration
Penman evapotranspiration calculator

Principles of fluid dynamics

Chapter 3 from Hornberger et al.

Infiltration and soil moisture

Water in the unsaturated zone - chapter 8 from Hornberger et al.
CEE 343 - Utah State
BAE 473 - NC State
Basic soil and water notes
Infiltration notes
Green-Ampt equation derivation
Green-Ampt equation parameters
CWR 4104 (Univ. Central Florida)
Soil water (Syracuse University)
Introduction to soil water potential (New Mexico State)
Water in Soil (Cornell)
Soil-Water Relationships (University of Florida)
WHY STUDY SOIL MOISTURE (UMCP)

Groundwater

Groundwater hydraulics - chapter 6 from Hornberger et al.
Groundwater hydrology - chapter 7 from Hornberger et al.
BAE 473 - NC State (Darcy's Law and Richards' Equation)

Overland flow and runoff

Chapter 5 from Hornberger et al. (streams, hydrographs and flood waves)
Chapter 9 from Hornberger et al. (hydrographs and runoff processes)
Chapter 4 from Hornberger et al. (open channel hydraulics)
BAE 473 - NC State

Water balance

Water Balance Models
PP Presentation
SAST water balance for the 1993 Mississippi Basin Flood
Water Balance in Major River Basins in the World
FAO/UNESCO Water Balance of Africa
Digital Atlas of the World Water Balance
Digital Atlas of the World Water Balance
Yahoo! - Science:Earth Sciences:Hydrology:Regional
SPATIAL WATER BALANCE OF TEXAS

 

Soil moisture and infiltration

Global Soil Moisture Data Bank

Groundwater

Basic Ground Water Hydrology
Edwards Aquifer Information Page
Groundwater Remediation Project
Artesian (Confined) Aquifers and Effect of Pumping, G77-358-A
Water-Level Changes in the High Plains Aquifer, Predevelopment to 1994
USGS Ground Water Studies
GROUNDWATER: The Hidden Water Supply
Ground Water Atlas index
USGS - Ground Water Atlas of the US - California Nevada
USGS Ground Water Studies
groundwater.com

Runoff and streamflow

Stream-gaging program of the U.S. Geological Survey
Global Runoff Data Centre

Hydrologic data from U.S. Geological Survey

U.S. Geological Survey Home Page
USGS -- Water Resources of the United States
USGS -- Local and Regional Offices
USGS Links to Current Streamflow Conditions
Water Resources of MD-DE-DC, USGS, Towson, Md.
Maryland Surface-Water Data Retrieval
USGS NSDI Clearinghouse - Hydrologic Unit Maps
USGS-WRD Kentucky District Public Home Page

Floods and flooding

Dartmouth Flood Observatory
SENTAR - Remote Sensing for Flood Management
Floods from satelllites
Austria, Czech and Poland flooding 1997
Red River Main
North Dakota District Red River of the North Flood Tracking Page
Yahoo! - Science:Earth Sciences:Meteorology:Weather Phenomena:Floods
Volcanic Eruption in Vatnajoekull
The Vatnajokull Eruption of October, 1996
PALEOFLOOD INFORMATION WILL HELP IN ANALYSIS OF EXTREME FLOODS WORLDWIDE

Mississippi River

AGU Web Site: The Great Flood of Summer 1993: Mississippi River Discharge Studied
US Army Corps of Engineers 1993 Flood Home Page

TM Flood
Chasing the Flood: Land Use & Flooding

Colorado River

Grand Canyon Flood!
Controlled Flooding of the Colorado River in Grand Canyon: the Rationale and Data-Collection Planned

Rapidan River, June 1995

June 1995 debris flows and flood, Rapidan River basin
The Madison County, Virginia Floods

Floods of January and September 1996

Potomac Basin Reporter (July-August '96)
Rapidan Camps' Hurricane Fran Report
Flood of January 1996

Hydrologic modelling

Introduction to modelling (from NC State)
Spatially Distributed Hydrologic modeling
TOPMODEL and other free hydrologic models from Lancaster
TOPSIMPL: a simplified Windows version of TOPMODEL
OWLS (Object Watershed Link Simulation) Home Page
USGS Water Resources Applications Software
Full Equations (FEQ) Model Web Resources
Contents of FEQ Documentation
Hydrocomp, Inc.
Hydrologic modeling using GIS (University of Texas at Austin)
Spatially Distributed Modeling of Storm Runoff and Non-Point Source Pollution Using GIS
Obtaining hydrologic data through the internet
Useful internet sites for water resources and GIS
Hydrology Models in GRASS
Hydrologic Engineering Center - software
WMS (Watershed Modelling System): What's New!
WMS (Watershed Modeling System): Prices
WMS (Watershed Modeling System): Customer Services
River System Simulator

Hydraulic modelling software

Internet Software Guide for Engineers
TecQuipment Limited - Fluid Mechanics educational products
Waterways Experiment Station Software And Applications
SMS- Download Instructions
Information on finite element mesh generation
ECGL Surfacewater Modeling System:
Engineering Computer Graphics Laboratory Home Page
ECGL Surfacewater Modeling System: Product Information
Welcome to Argus Interware

Turbulence and computational fluid dynamics

Scientific American: Article: Tackling Turbulence with Supercomputers: January 1997
Reynolds Number
Introduction to Turbulence
CFD and Combustion Modelling Sites on the Web
CFD used in river and hydropower engineering
Class notes for CFD in Hydraulic and Sedimentation Engineering
Introduction to CFD
Flow Variables
Turbulence Links Around the WWW
Virtual album of fluid motion
Selected projects at the Iowa Institute for Hydraulic Research

 

FLUENT software

Fluent Software Products
4.2 Introduction to Fluent - Title

Regional hydrology

Entry Page - African Water Page
WRP: World Rivers Project
West Gulf RFC Home Page
Welcome to the USGS South Florida Ecosystem Web Site
Central and Southern Florida Project Restudy Home Page
USGS Water Resources of California
California Rivers Assessment (CARA) (Information Center for the Environment - ICE)
Scientific Assessment and Strategy Team - Upper Mississippi & Lower Missouri basins
Environmental Management Technical Center
Colorado Water Knowledge
The Aral Sea Homepage
The Aral Sea
Slot Canyons of the Colorado Plateau (just for fun)

Watershed studies

Global Drainage Basins Database
Watershed Research in the U.S. Geological Survey
Watershed Education Resources
EPA's Watershed Management Program
Agricultural Research Service Experimental Watershed Database
EOS-Amazon project home page
Mississppi River and Tributaries Project
The Suwannee River Basin Pilot Study
The Southwest Watershed Research Center
A Biography of Waller Creek
Surf Your Watershed - Huc 02080103 (Rappahannock and Rapidan River watershed)
Toward a Sustainable Watershed, the Chesapeake Experiment

Wetlands

National Water Summary on Wetland Resources -- Index
Wetlands Division; within the Office of Wetlands, Oceans, and Watersheds; within the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Coastal Marsh Project Home Page
General Information About Coastal Louisiana & CWPPRA Atchafalaya Basin
Atchafalaya Bay Delta Revaluation Study
Chesapeake Bay Wetlands Research Recommendations

 

Water quality

USGS National Water Quality Assessment Program
Contaminants in the Mississippi River, 1987-92 (Index)
Nutrients in the Nation's Waters--Too Much of a Good Thing?
Toxic substances hydrology program - mid atlantic coastal plain
IGC: Acid Rain
Water quality information center

Water quality sites (from Cornell)
BAE 473/573 - Introduction to Surface Water Quality Modeling (NC State)
Course handouts

Climate and water resources

AGU Web Site: Water Vapor in the Climate System. A Special Report.
Effects of El Niño on Streamflow, Lake Level, and Landslide Potential
GHCC Global Hydrology and Climate Center
Page #9: Managing Water Resources in the West Under Conditions of Climate Uncertainty: A Proceedings
Global Energy and Water Cycle Experiment
August 1997 issue of GEWEX News
Maryland State Climatologist Home Page

Solar radiation

Find Solar Radiation and Climate Summary Data
Solar Radiation Resource Information
NCEP Reanalysis Electronic Atlas
Visualize NCEP Data (Select a variable) climatic atlas

U.S. Geological Survey - general resource pages

USGS Fact Sheets (by resource theme)
USGS Monthly List of Publications
USGS Geologic Information -- Open-File Reports

American Geophysical Union

AGU Workshop on Earth Systems Science Education
AGU Home Page: Science and Society
AGU Web Site: Science for Everyone
U.S. National Report to International Union of Geodesy and Geophysics 1991-1994
Table of contents for AGU report (from Reviews of Geophysics)

National Academy of Sciences

National Academy Press Virtual Bookstore

NASA

WALLIS LETTENMAIER AND WOOD HYDROCLIMATOLOGY
HyDRO
NASA Marshall Space Flight Center DAAC

Other institutions

Agricultural Research Service Hydrology Lab Home Page

International water resources topics

Probe International - Publication list (includes reports on water development projects)
Environmental Impact of Dams

Aral Sea

The Aral Sea Homepage
The Aral Sea
Aral Sea Case Study
The water and soil crisis in central Asia

Narmada River (India) and the Sardar Sarovar project

The Sardar Sarovar Dam Controversy
proXsa: India Alert's Report on Sardar Sarovar Project
SSP: An Overview
The World Bank and India : Chapter 13
Narmada Campaign
Narmada Project

Three Gorges Dam, China

The Three Gorges controversy -- Planet ENN, Jan. 20, 1997
Three Gorges Dam
Three Gorges Campaign
Frequently Asked Questions About the Three Gorges Dam Project
Economic issues of the Yangtze river dam
Sediment Problems at Three Gorges Dam: Luna B. Leopold
Three Gorges Project: Introduction
National Geographic magazine: September 1997 @ nationalgeographic.com
Three Gorges Outline
China's Three Gorges tour
Take a Stand on the Yangtze Dam

Nile River

Nile simulator
Nile simulator instructions
Nile Lecture 01 -- Introduction
Nile Archive
Running the Nile
Managing the Nile
Disappearing Delta

Images

Mississippi River - radar image
The NASA/JPL Imaging Radar Home Page
SIR-C/X-SAR: Rivers
SIR-C/X-SAR Images
Goosenecks of the San Juan River cut into the Hermosa Formation
Oceanography from the Space Shuttle Contents
Applications of visualization software by National Weather Service for Nile Basin