Australia has a unique climate and students of Australian Hydrology need a textbook to match. Hydrology: An Australian Introduction is the first hydrology text of its kind, prepared especially for Australian students. It explores and discusses the techniques used for dealing with problems in the Australian context including:

• Rainfall, including estimation of design rainfall events
• Evapotranspiration
• Runoff processes
• Stream flow measurement and data
• Flood frequency analysis
• Rational method of design flood estimation
• Rainfall runoff models
• Water storage, diversions and management

• Focuses on the hydrologic issues important in Australia.
• Promotes understanding of the key physical processes in hydrology so that students can readily apply their knowledge in new situations.
• Provides practical examples so students can see how hydrology works in practice.
• Provides background to techniques used by Professional Engineers as codified in 'Australian Rainfall and Runoff'.

1. The Australian Water Cycle
2. Rainfall
3. Evapotranspiration
4. Generation Processes
5. Streamflow Measurement, Data and Analysis
6. Floods and Flood Frequency Analysis
7. Rainfall for Hydrologic Design
8. Rational Method
9. Flood Routing
10. Rainfall – Runoff Modelling
11. Water Storage Diversions and Management

Anthony Ladson – Associate of Monash University & The University of Melbourne

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