1. The Hydrologic Cycle. - 1. 1. Some Preliminary Observations on Water. - 1. 2. Hydrology. - 1. 3. The Hydrologic Cycle. - 1. 4. Some Basic Principles of Hydrology. - 1. 5. Terrain Hydrology. - 1. 6. Change in the Hydrologic Cycle. - 1. 7. Wastage in the Hydrologic Cycle. - 1. 8. The International Hydrologie Decade. - 1. 9. The United Nations International Drinking Water Supply and Sanitation Decade. - 1. 10. Drought a Disruption in the Hydrologic Cycle. - 1. 11. Isotopes in the Hydrologic Cycle. - 1. 12. The Global Water Balance. - 2. The Atmosphere. - 2. 1. Energy in the Atmosphere. - 2. 2. Atmospheric Moisture. - 2. 3. Environmental Isotopes in Hydrometeorology. - 2. 4. Circulation in the Atmosphere. - 2. 5. Measurement of Precipitation. - 2. 6. Measurement of Evaporation. - 2. 7. Gauging of Snow. - 2. 8. Atmospheric Water in Soil Erosion. - 2. 9. Wind and Pressure. - 2. 10. The Earth and its Atmosphere. - 3. Rivers. - 3. 1. Rates of Flow and Discharge of Rivers. - 3. 2. The Basin Hydrologic Cycle. - 3. 3. Basin Morphometry. - 3. 4. River Load. - 3. 5. River Erosion Studies. - 3. 6. The Forms of Channels. - 3. 7. Flood Hazards. - 3. 8. Water Movement through Soil. - 4. Lakes and other Surface Water Manifestations. - 4. 1. General Characteristics of Lakes. - 4. 2. Dynamics of Lakes and Reservoirs. - 4. 3. Leakages from Lakes and Reservoirs. - 4. 4. 18O and D Concentrations with Reference to the Water Balance of Lakes. - 4. 5. The Total Lake Water Resources of the Earth. - 4. 6. Springs. - 4. 7. Snow Packs and Glaciers. - 5. The Oceans. - 5. 1. Seas and Oceans. - 5. 2. Structure of Oceanic Basins. - 5. 3. Oceanic Circulation. - 5. 4. Other Motions in the Oceans. - 5. 5. Coastlines. - 5. 6. The Deposits of the Deep Oceans. - 5. 7. The History of the Deep Oceans. - 5. 8. The Chemistry and Biology of the Seas. - Author Index. - Places Index. Language: English