Black, Peter E.
Albany : State University of New York Press, c2012.
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- Includes bibliographical references (p. 181-184) and index.
- Preface — Acknowledgments — Foreword — Introduction — Science — Water on Earth — Ocean — Biodiversity — Gaia — Tipping Point — CO2, O2, and H2O — Unusual — Circulation — Water and Energy — Water Vapor — Evapotranspiration — Acid Rain — Studies of Water — Measuring Water — More Water Measurements — Hydraulics — Wonder — Water Storage — Hydropedology — Fertilizer in the Rain — Plants and Water — Invasive Species — Mosses and Water — Water and Trees — Interception and Energy — Interception Amount — Soil Storage — Frost in Soil — Measuring Soil Moisture — Wetlands — Flushing — Backyard Ponds — Culture and History — Water in Culture — Water Is&hellip — The Word Water — Gods and Goddesses — Maxims — Nursery Rhymes — Jack and Jill — Weather and Climate — Umbrella? — Chance (1): Rain — Full Moon — Humidity — Clouds — Fog — Raindrops — Measuring Precipitation — Measuring Snow — Ice Precipitation — Black Ice — Morning Ice Crystals — Bad Weather — Storm Types — Storm Types (Again) — Cyclonic Storms — Convectional Storms — Orographic Storms — Lake Effect — Hurricanes and Tornados — Drought — Meteorological Drought — Agricultural Drought — Hydrological Drought — Climate Change Terminology — Canary — Our Greenhouse — Global Warming — Hydrology — Hydrology — Hydrology (Second Definition) — Annual Hydrograph — Hydrological Seasons — Happy New Year — Season of Soil Moisture Recharge — Season of Maximum Runoff — Season of Maximum Evapotranspiration — Arid Zone Hydrology — Deserts — Tropical Hydrology — Cold Regions Hydrology — Runoff — Measuring Runoff — Groundwater Runoff — Stormwater Runoff — Storm Hydrograph — Storm Flow — Stormwater Runoff Quality — Floods — Infiltration — Chance (2): Floods — More Flooding — Floodplains — Flood Insurance — Three Rivers, Three Floods — Economics, Management, and Policy — Using Water — Water in the World — Storage — Resource Buffers — Watersheds — Water B
- In this engaging book, hydrologist Peter E. Black celebrates the wonder of our planet’s most precious natural resource. In these brief, nontechnical essays, readers are introduced to water’s unique scientific properties, the vital role it plays in Earth’s ecology and ecosystems, and the impact it has had on human history, culture, art, law, and economics. At turns educational and inspirational, humorous and reverent, the book also sounds a cautionary note: water is abundant, but it is also scarce. Only three percent of the earth’s water in fresh, and only a small percentage of that fresh water is available for human use and consumption. Therefore, it must be managed carefully, and understood, lest we find ourselves with too little, too late.
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