Front Cover; Contents; FOREWORD; PREFACE; LIST OF FIGURES; LIST OF TABLES; CHAPTER 1: GENERAL INTRODUCTION; CHAPTER 2: THE HYDROLOGICAL CYCLE AND THE WATER BALANCE; CHAPTER 3: THE WATERSHED AND ITS CHARACTERISTICS; CHAPTER 4: PRECIPITATION; CHAPTER 5: EVAPORATION AND INTERCEPTION; CHAPTER 6: FLOWS AND INFILTRATION; CHAPTER 7: WATER STORAGE AND RESERVES; CHAPTER 8: HYDROLOGICAL MEASUREMENT; CHAPTER 9: DATA HANDLING AND ORGANIZATION; CHAPTER 10: HYDROLOGICAL REGIMES; CHAPTER 11: HYDROLOGICAL PROCESSES AND RESPONSES; REFERENCES; LIST OF ACRONYMS