Streamflow Generation by Jeffrey J Mcdonnell

Streamflow Generation by Jeffrey J Mcdonnell

Streamflow Generation is a synthesis of field-based understanding of how catchments store and release water. Where does water go when it rains? What flowpath does water take to the stream? And, how old is the water leaving the catchment by streamflow and transpiration?Observing catchments through field work and field discovery are an essential part of hydrological science. This book is a new equation-free narrative of what we know about the flow pathways, sources, and travel times of water through headwater catchments.Streamflow Generation lowers the barrier of entry into the world of process hydrology, covering the period from the first field-based measurements in the early 20th Century to the development of early rainfall-runoff concepts. It covers the 1960s' great expansion of studies during the International Hydrological Decade, and the subsequent use of isotope tracers in catchment hydrology that brought about radical shifts in our understanding of the science.McDonnell explores our modern understanding of how catchments store and release water at the point-, hillslope- and catchment-scales, and how bottom-up and top-down measures have been used to develop perceptual models. The opportunities and challenges for catchment science are discussed, as well as what remains to be discovered about hydrological connectivity, the sources, residence times, and transit time distributions of streamflow and plant transpiration. What remains to be discovered is vast in comparison to what is known; early career hydrologists must continue field-based discovery science in streamflow generation.

Jeffrey J. McDonnell is a Distinguished Professor of Hydrology at the University of Saskatchewan in Canada. His research focuses on streamflow generation and the use of stable isotopes for tracing the water cycle. He is winner of a number of prizes, including the Horton Medal from the American Geophysical Union (2025), the Ray K. Linsley Award for Surface Water from the American Institute of Hydrology (2023), the International Hydrology Prize from the International Association of Hydrological, UNESCO and the World Meteorological Organization (2016), and the Dalton Medal from the European Geosciences Union (2009). McDonnell is a 2024 Officer of the Order of Canada and a fellow of the Royal Society of Canada, the American Association for the Advancement of Science, Academia Europaea, the American Geophysical Union, and the Geological Society of America. He is the former President of the AGU Hydrology Section.

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ISBN 13	9780192862693
Title	Streamflow Generation
Author	Jeffrey J Mcdonnell
Series	Oxford Graduate Texts
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Hardback
Publisher	Oxford University Press
Year published	2026-11-26
Number of pages	256
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