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Hydrological Aspects

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The young science ‘hydrology’ reached mathematical analysis for many hydrological principles and involvements of sophisticated instruments and computer techniques. Rainwater harvesting is solely dependent on the ‘hydrological cycle.’ This chapter describes the conventional measurement and computation of precipitation, infiltration, surface runoff, and groundwater movement.

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Akter, A. (2022). Hydrological Aspects. In: Rainwater Harvesting—Building a Water Smart City. Springer Water. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-94643-2_2

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