Introduction to numerical methods for water resources

Notation Preface 1. Surface and groundwater flow - types of equation 2. The method of characteristics 3. Finite difference methods 4. Numerical solution of surface flow equations by finite differences 5. Finite difference methods applied to groundwater flow 6. The finite element method 7. Groundwater flow problems solved by finite elements 8. Boundary integral methods 9. Water-quality modelling 10. Dimensionless parameters Appendix 1: Vertical integration of groundwater flow equations Appendix 2: Methods for solving simultaneous equations Appendix 3: Noise problems References Index