Precipitation: Earth Surface Responses and Processes provides readers with a general and indispensable overview of processing rainfall processes through radar techniques, numerical models, geostatistical tools, photogrammetric methods, plots, indexes of connectivity or rainfall simulations. The handbook follows a clear and consistent format, and is structured as follows: Introduction (State-of-the-Art); Part 1. Rainfall and climate/atmosphere; Part 2. Models and applications; Part 3. Rainfall as a key actor playing the main role affecting different ecosystems. Part 3: Rainfall affecting the earth surface from different scales and landforms; Part 4: Rainfall and stormwater quality management in urban and rural areas.
Precipitation is a key factor needed for understanding landscape evolution and ecosystem services. Knowing the main precipitation composition, mechanisms and processes allows for efficient land management plans and ecosystem restoration activities. However, precipitation shows different responses under specific environments depending on the climate (from the arid to the polar areas), parent material, scale (from the raindrops to catchment scale), intensity, landscape morphologies (soil sealing, rills, gullies or rivers) or human activities (agriculture or urban areas). Precipitation: Earth Surface Responses and Processes bring this information together and provides indispensable material in a holistic manner for students, scientists and lecturers from different environmental disciplines such as climatology, meteorology, geomorphology, hydrology, soil science, geography, engineering, or ecology.
1. Title of Book - p. i 2. Cover image - p. i 3. Title page - p. ii 4. Table of Contents - p. iii 5. Copyright - p. iv 6. List of contributors - p. xiii 7. Foreword - p. xvii 8. Chapter 1. Precipitation: a regional geographic topic with numerous challenges - p. 1 9. Part I: Basic climate and atmospheric dynamics considering the precipitation as the main agent - p. 12 10. Chapter 2. Precipitation under climate change - p. 21 11. Chapter 3. Climate change and climate variability - p. 53 12. Chapter 4. Composition of rainwater and influences over different regions of the world - p. 69 13. Chapter 5. Geomorphological precipitation as a key element in the modeling of the landscapes - p. 85 14. Chapter 6. Snow processes, modeling, and impact - p. 107 15. Part II: Monitoring, mapping and tools to assess precipitation events - p. 137 16. Chapter 7. Precipitation measurement techniques, typical data sets, and their application in erosion research and extreme value statistics - p. 147 17. Chapter 8. Precipitation mapping and spatial analysis using R - p. 173 18. Chapter 9. Understanding the water balance and its estimation methods - p. 193 19. Chapter 10. Challenges to improve rainfall-runoff study on experimental field plots - p. 223 20. Part III: Precipitation and resulting landscapes and ecosystems - p. 234 21. Chapter 11. Relationship between precipitation and species distribution - p. 239 22. Chapter 12. Effects of rainfall extreme events on coastal marine ecosystems - p. 261 23. Chapter 13. Measuring soil erosion and sediment connectivity at distinct scales - p. 287 24. Chapter 14. Rainfall on active volcanoes: morphological response and associated processes - p. 327 25. Part IV: Rainfall and soil erosion - p. 341 26. Chapter 15. Processes of raindrop splash and effects on soil erosion - p. 351 27. Chapter 16. Rainfall erosivity: essential historical, conceptual, and practical perspectives for continued application - p. 373 28. Chapter 17. Rainfall simulation experiments as a tool for process research in soil science, hydrology, and geomorphology - p. 395 29. Chapter 18. Measuring and mapping excessive linear soil erosion features: rills and gullies - p. 419 30. Part V: Rainfall and land management/responses - p. 433 31. Chapter 19. Responses of soil moisture to rainfall pulses and land preparation techniques - p. 441 32. Chapter 20. Response of ecosystems to rainfall events in burned areas: bases for short-term restoration - p. 459 33. Chapter 21. Rainfall-runoff-erosion processes in urban areas - p. 481 34. Chapter 22. Rainfall, anthropogenic soil sealing, and floods. An example from southeastern Spain - p. 499 35. Chapter 23. Treatment technologies for stormwater reuse - p. 521 36. Index - p. 551
Precipitation: Earth Surface Responses and Processes provides readers with a general and indispensable overview of processing rainfall processes through radar techniques, numerical models, geostatistical tools, photogrammetric methods, plots, indexes of connectivity or rainfall simulations. The handbook follows a clear and consistent format, and is structured as follows: Introduction (State-of-the-Art); Part 1. Rainfall and climate/atmosphere; Part 2. Models and applications; Part 3. Rainfall as a key actor playing the main role affecting different ecosystems. Part 3: Rainfall affecting the earth surface from different scales and landforms; Part 4: Rainfall and stormwater quality management in urban and rural areas.
Precipitation is a key factor needed for understanding landscape evolution and ecosystem services. Knowing the main precipitation composition, mechanisms and processes allows for efficient land management plans and ecosystem restoration activities. However, precipitation shows different responses under specific environments depending on the climate (from the arid to the polar areas), parent material, scale (from the raindrops to catchment scale), intensity, landscape morphologies (soil sealing, rills, gullies or rivers) or human activities (agriculture or urban areas). Precipitation: Earth Surface Responses and Processes bring this information together and provides indispensable material in a holistic manner for students, scientists and lecturers from different environmental disciplines such as climatology, meteorology, geomorphology, hydrology, soil science, geography, engineering, or ecology.
1. Title of Book - p. i 2. Cover image - p. i 3. Title page - p. ii 4. Table of Contents - p. iii 5. Copyright - p. iv 6. List of contributors - p. xiii 7. Foreword - p. xvii 8. Chapter 1. Precipitation: a regional geographic topic with numerous challenges - p. 1 9. Part I: Basic climate and atmospheric dynamics considering the precipitation as the main agent - p. 12 10. Chapter 2. Precipitation under climate change - p. 21 11. Chapter 3. Climate change and climate variability - p. 53 12. Chapter 4. Composition of rainwater and influences over different regions of the world - p. 69 13. Chapter 5. Geomorphological precipitation as a key element in the modeling of the landscapes - p. 85 14. Chapter 6. Snow processes, modeling, and impact - p. 107 15. Part II: Monitoring, mapping and tools to assess precipitation events - p. 137 16. Chapter 7. Precipitation measurement techniques, typical data sets, and their application in erosion research and extreme value statistics - p. 147 17. Chapter 8. Precipitation mapping and spatial analysis using R - p. 173 18. Chapter 9. Understanding the water balance and its estimation methods - p. 193 19. Chapter 10. Challenges to improve rainfall-runoff study on experimental field plots - p. 223 20. Part III: Precipitation and resulting landscapes and ecosystems - p. 234 21. Chapter 11. Relationship between precipitation and species distribution - p. 239 22. Chapter 12. Effects of rainfall extreme events on coastal marine ecosystems - p. 261 23. Chapter 13. Measuring soil erosion and sediment connectivity at distinct scales - p. 287 24. Chapter 14. Rainfall on active volcanoes: morphological response and associated processes - p. 327 25. Part IV: Rainfall and soil erosion - p. 341 26. Chapter 15. Processes of raindrop splash and effects on soil erosion - p. 351 27. Chapter 16. Rainfall erosivity: essential historical, conceptual, and practical perspectives for continued application - p. 373 28. Chapter 17. Rainfall simulation experiments as a tool for process research in soil science, hydrology, and geomorphology - p. 395 29. Chapter 18. Measuring and mapping excessive linear soil erosion features: rills and gullies - p. 419 30. Part V: Rainfall and land management/responses - p. 433 31. Chapter 19. Responses of soil moisture to rainfall pulses and land preparation techniques - p. 441 32. Chapter 20. Response of ecosystems to rainfall events in burned areas: bases for short-term restoration - p. 459 33. Chapter 21. Rainfall-runoff-erosion processes in urban areas - p. 481 34. Chapter 22. Rainfall, anthropogenic soil sealing, and floods. An example from southeastern Spain - p. 499 35. Chapter 23. Treatment technologies for stormwater reuse - p. 521 36. Index - p. 551
