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Hi,

In about a months time I'm embarking on a two week canoe journey in northern
Canada on a large river as part of a historical re-enactment.  I'm recording the
experience in a daily log and hoping to undertake some scientific data gathering
along the way using older technology and analysis methods. I'm interested in
people's idea's on what I can use to measure river depth and velocity at various
camp locations along the way. I have a crude sextant to determine relative
position. I have some thoughts as to how to go about this but I'm hoping for
better idea's. Anyone have any idea's or experience with using older equipment
and methods in this type of situation?

Dear All

Hope you are doing fine
I found it’s fun to collect online resources for
Hydrological-Agricultural-Geographical research available online. I made video
tutorials for making better use of it
Here comes the link: http://wrebuet.org/mahmud/blog/3872
 
Hope you utilize the resources for your research

Thanks and kind regards
Mahmud
University of Geneva
Switzerland
 
======================================
Kazi Rahman
Hydrologist, PhD candidate
Geneva University
enviroSPACE, Battelle, Building D,
Route de Drize 7
CH-1227 Carouge – Switzerland
---------------------------------------
Email: kazi.rahman@...
Ph: +41 22 379 08 63 / Fax: +41 22 379 07 44
www.unige.ch/envirospace | www.acqwa.ch
======================================

You may want to consider using the WinRiver software. A report by Simpson
(2001), available on the USGS website, explains the principles behind taking
such measurements.


From: hydforum@yahoogroups.com [mailto:hydforum@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of
wandreef
Sent: Tuesday, May 01, 2012 11:36 PM
To: hydforum@yahoogroups.com
Subject: [hydforum] Older technology river depth and water velocity measurement

Hi,

In about a months time I'm embarking on a two week canoe journey in northern
Canada on a large river as part of a historical re-enactment. I'm recording the
experience in a daily log and hoping to undertake some scientific data gathering
along the way using older technology and analysis methods. I'm interested in
people's idea's on what I can use to measure river depth and velocity at various
camp locations along the way. I have a crude sextant to determine relative
position. I have some thoughts as to how to go about this but I'm hoping for
better idea's. Anyone have any idea's or experience with using older equipment
and methods in this type of situation?

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I assume that whatever you'd be using to measure depth and velocity
would need to be carried in your canoe?  I also assume that you would
not be using any expensive/advanced equipment?

In that case, you might try a rope, marked off in
feet/inches/centimeters, with a heavy weight attached as your depth
gauge.  Realize that the measurments will likely be only approximate, as
the river current will likely drag the rope a bit, causing some errors
in the readings.  Also, if the river has a soft bottom, it might make it
tougher to "feel" when it hits bottom.  Also be careful of getting the
rope snagged on underwater obstructions.  Also, the depth you measure
will vary, because the cross-section of the river will vary at a
particular location.

As for velocity, exactly what are you trying to measure?  The point
velocity in the flow stream, especially for a large river, will vary
depending upon both the depth you take the measurement, and the distance
from the river bank.  Therefore, if you want the "average" velocity of
the river, you'd need to take many measurements at a particular point of
your travels.  On top of that, you would need some type of velocity
meter that would likely need electric power.  I'm not sure how you'd
accomplish that task.

Good luck on your trip.

Regards,
Chris Hauser
Toledo, OH


>>> "wandreef" <wandreef@...> 5/1/2012 11:36 PM >>>

Hi,

In about a months time I'm embarking on a two week canoe journey in
northern Canada on a large river as part of a historical re-enactment.
I'm recording the experience in a daily log and hoping to undertake some
scientific data gathering along the way using older technology and
analysis methods. I'm interested in people's idea's on what I can use to
measure river depth and velocity at various camp locations along the
way. I have a crude sextant to determine relative position. I have some
thoughts as to how to go about this but I'm hoping for better idea's.
Anyone have any idea's or experience with using older equipment and
methods in this type of situation?

any one have ArcCN runoff extension of arcgis?

Dear Rabia,

The ArcCN-Runoff script can be downloaded at

http://arcscripts.esri.com/details.asp?dbid=13311

Best Wishes
Kumar
================================================
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Scientist 'F' and Head
Hydrological Investigations Division
National Institute of Hydrology
Roorkee - 247667 (Uttarakhand)
INDIA

Web Page : http://www.angelfire.com/nh/cpkumar/
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--- In hydforum@yahoogroups.com, Rabia Hydro <rabiahydro@...> wrote:
>
> any one have ArcCN runoff extension of arcgis?

Dear Sir / Madam

I am Prakasam, Research Scholar from Burdwan University; I need some books
related to Hydrology and Geomorphology.

If any book available any where kindly inform to me, I will make photocopy.

If any e-books available kindly send to me, it very helpful for my research
work.

Help me any one

Thanking you



Books Name

1. The History Of The Study Of Landforms Or The Development Of
Geomorphology:  Quaternary And Recent Processes And Forms (1890-1965) And
The Mid-century Revolutions, *Volume - 4*.

*Author: *Richard J. Chorley.   *Publisher: *Geological Society of London.

2. Mathematical models of small watershed hydrology and applications

             *Author: *Donald K. Frevert. *Publisher:  *Water resources
pubns (2001-12).

3. High resolution flow modelling in hydrology and geomorphology

             *Author: *Paul D. Bates, Stuart N. Lane. *Publisher: *John
Wiley (2000).



4. Geomorphology and Groundwater

*Author: *Phillip Brown, A. G. Brown (Editor), *Publisher: *John Wiley &
Sons (Dec 1995).

5. Study in applied geomorphology: A case study in Bilaspur.  (ISBN:
81-7211-049-9 / 8185251053: 9788185251059)

             *Author: *Hem Latha Singh. *Publisher:* Anupama, Delhi.

6. Quantitative Analysis of Landforms & Settlement Distribution in Southen
Upland of Eastern UP.

*Author:* Singh, K.N.* Publisher:* Vimal Prakashan, Varanasi.


--

C. PRAKASAM
Research Scholar of Fluvial Geomorphology
(Geomorphological & Geo-Spatial Technological Research Group)
Department of Geography
The University of Burdwan
Golapbag, Burdwan – 713104
West Bengal, India

------------------------------------------

Mobile Number: +91-9933908985

Dear Prakasam,

Although, you did not ask for this book, which I am going to post you, but i
think it would be helpful for your study and research. Please do follow the link
provided. If you face any sorts of problems, please let me know. You can
download it freely. You can get also some case studies which is India based and
it may help you in your work.

Siddan Anbazhagan, "Geoinformatics in Applied Geomorphology"
English | ISBN: 1439830487 | 2011 | 397 pages | PDF | 11,1 MB

Link:

http://filepost.com/files/ac66b684/1439830487_Geoinform.pdf/

Book Description from Amazon:

With recent innovations in the arena of remote sensing and geographic
information systems, the use of geoinformatics in applied geomorphology
is receiving more attention than ever. Geoinformatics in Applied
Geomorphology examines how modern concepts, technologies, and methods in
geoinformatics can be used to solve a wide variety of applied
geomorphologic problems, such as characterization of arid, coastal,
fluvial, aeolian, glacial, karst, and tectonic landforms; natural hazard zoning
and mitigations; petroleum exploration; and groundwater
exploration and management.

Using case studies to illustrate concepts and methods, this book covers:

Arid environments, such as the Thar desert, West Texas, the Qatar Peninsula, and
the Dead Sea areas
Coastal shoreline changes in Kuwait
Coastal zone management in India
Estuarine bathymetric study of Tampa Bay, Florida
Fluvial landforms of the Elbe river basin, Germany
Subsurface coastal geomorphology and coastal morphological changes due to
tsunamis in the East coast of India
The Himalayas, Jammu & Kashmir, Western Ghats, and Precambrian terrain of South
India

The result of extensive research by an interdisciplinary team of
contributors, Geoinformatics in Applied Geomorphology is designed for
students, researchers, and professionals in the areas of geomorphology,
geological engineering, geography, remote sensing, and geographic
information systems.
 
Sajal K. Adhikary
Assistant Professor
Department of Civil Engineering
Khulna University of Engineering & Technology (KUET)

Khulna-9203, BANGLADESH
Email: sajaladhikary@...; engr.sajal@...
Phone: +88-041-769468~75 ext. 229 (Off) 230 (Res)
Fax    : +88-041-774780
Cell   : +88-01920689397; +88-01735788325
Web  : www.kuet.ac.bd


________________________________
  From: prakasa sam <cprakasam@...>
To: hydforum@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Saturday, May 5, 2012 1:32 PM
Subject: [hydforum] Help

Dear Sir / Madam

I am Prakasam, Research Scholar from Burdwan University; I need some books
related to Hydrology and Geomorphology.

If any book available any where kindly inform to me, I will make photocopy.

If any e-books available kindly send to me, it very helpful for my research
work.

Help me any one

Thanking you



Books Name

1. The History Of The Study Of Landforms Or The Development Of
Geomorphology:  Quaternary And Recent Processes And Forms (1890-1965) And
The Mid-century Revolutions, *Volume - 4*.

*Author: *Richard J. Chorley.   *Publisher: *Geological Society of London.

2. Mathematical models of small watershed hydrology and applications

            *Author: *Donald K. Frevert. *Publisher:  *Water resources
pubns (2001-12).

3. High resolution flow modelling in hydrology and geomorphology

            *Author: *Paul D. Bates, Stuart N. Lane. *Publisher: *John
Wiley (2000).



4. Geomorphology and Groundwater

*Author: *Phillip Brown, A. G. Brown (Editor), *Publisher: *John Wiley &
Sons (Dec 1995).

5. Study in applied geomorphology: A case study in Bilaspur.  (ISBN:
81-7211-049-9 / 8185251053: 9788185251059)

            *Author: *Hem Latha Singh. *Publisher:* Anupama, Delhi.

6. Quantitative Analysis of Landforms & Settlement Distribution in Southen
Upland of Eastern UP.

*Author:* Singh, K.N.* Publisher:* Vimal Prakashan, Varanasi.


--

C. PRAKASAM
Research Scholar of Fluvial Geomorphology
(Geomorphological & Geo-Spatial Technological Research Group)
Department of Geography
The University of Burdwan
Golapbag, Burdwan – 713104
West Bengal, India

------------------------------------------

Mobile Number: +91-9933908985

Dear Prakasam,

It seems you are interested to work on geomorphology. I worked a little bit and
sent you some books, which are available in the net free of cost. You can
download them easily from the provided links.

Plz do follow the info provided here.

Applied Geomorphology: Theory and Practice  By   Robert Allison
2002 | 488 Pages | ISBN: 0471895555 | PDF | 198 MB
http://filepost.com/files/14adb9cb/Applied_Geomorphology.pdf/

Coastal Geomorphology: An Introduction  By   Eric Bird
Publisher:  W[ile]y; 2 edition  2008 |  436 Pages | ISBN: 0470517298 ,
0470517301 | PDF | 13 MB
http://filepost.com/files/2dd883ed/Coastal_Geomorphology.pdf/ 

Tommaso Piacentini, Enrico Miccadei, "Studies on Environmental and Applied
Geomorphology"
Publisher: I.T//h | ISBN: 9535103615 | 2012 | PDF | 294 pages | 28 MB
http://filepost.com/files/5b5c6a23/9535103615StudiesEnvironmentalAppliedGeomorph\
ology.pdf/ 

Tropical Geomorphology
Cambridge University Press | October 30, 2011 | ISBN-10: 0521879906 | 400 pages
| PDF | 11.7 MB
http://depositfiles.com/files/r2qdemw1p 

Richard Huggett, "Fundamentals of Geomorphology (Routledge Fundamentals of
Physical Geography)"
Publisher: Routledge; 3 edition | ISBN: 0415567742 | 2011 | PDF | 536 pages |
33.1 MB
http://depositfiles.com/files/won6fpniz

Large Rivers: Geomorphology and Management
Wiley | March 4, 2008 | ISBN-10: 0470849878 | 712 pages | PDF | 44 MB
http://depositfiles.com/files/kfthpef1w

J. Shroder Jr. ,"Himalaya to the Sea: Geomorphology, Geology and quaternary"
Routledge  | 1993-12-27 | ISBN: 0415066484 | PDF | Pages: 472 | 12.4MB
http://depositfiles.com/files/b930xn6zv

Tools in Fluvial Geomorphology
Wiley | 2002-04-11 | ISBN: 047149142X | 384  pages | PDF | 15MB
https://rapidshare.com/#!download|544p4|178778264|Tools_in_Fluvial_Geomorphology\
.pdf|15175|R~458F5E8ADEDEB7042D86CCBA53560815|0|0

Andrew Goudie “Encyclopedia of Geomorphology ( 2 Volume Set) "
Routledge | 2003-12-29 | ISBN:041527298X | PDF | 1200 pages | 15,1 Mb
http://depositfiles.com/files/3522863

Sajal K. Adhikary
Assistant Professor
Department of Civil Engineering
Khulna University of Engineering & Technology (KUET)

Khulna-9203, BANGLADESH
Email: sajaladhikary@...; engr.sajal@...
Phone: +88-041-769468~75 ext. 229 (Off) 230 (Res)
Fax    : +88-041-774780
Cell   : +88-01920689397; +88-01735788325
Web  : www.kuet.ac.bd

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Re: request
Tuesday, May 8, 2012 12:29 PM
From: "Rabia Hydro" <rabiahydro@...>

hi

sir i dont know how i use this ArcCN runoff script....please send me the
procedure of this extension....

best regards
Rabia

Can we use ARCgis to do automated marphometric analysis of a watershed. If
yes which module to use? If anybody knows the details, can u please upload
a "how to guide"

Hi All,

I intend to calibrate recharge using Pest. The recharge is initially
assumed as drainage component of cropping system model. while running
modflow  in PMWIn it was observed that this recharge was quite high
and it needs to calibrated for each cell. I have made ten recharge
zones based on the percentage drainage as recharge and then used pest
for calibration of these zones in one go.

1. after running pest I observed great improvement in hydraulic heads.
but  could find only a single value of recharge in each zone. Does
pest assume constant recharge value for each of the zone. If not where
is the recharge matrix written.

2. Are there some online tutorials available for PEST usage and
interpretatin

Hello samanpreet

One value for each zone, this is correct.

PA

Dr.-Ing.Phatcharasak  ArlaiResearch Center of Sustainable Water Resources
and Disaster Mitigation Management (RCSWM)Program of Civil and Environmental
EngineeringFaculty of Science and TechnologyNakhon Pathon Rajabhat
UniversityMuang, Nakhon Pathom, 73000, ThailandTel. 0066-(0)34-261065Fax.
0066-(0)34-261065 WEB: http://research.npru.ac.th/ruswem/en/index.php   


--- On Wed, 9/5/12, samanpreet <samanpreet1974@...> wrote:

From: samanpreet <samanpreet1974@...>
Subject: [hydforum] Regarding use of  Pest in PMWin
To: hydforum@yahoogroups.com
Received: Wednesday, 9 May, 2012, 7:25 PM

Hi All,

I intend to calibrate recharge using Pest. The recharge is initially

assumed as drainage component of cropping system model. while running

modflow  in PMWIn it was observed that this recharge was quite high

and it needs to calibrated for each cell. I have made ten recharge

zones based on the percentage drainage as recharge and then used pest

for calibration of these zones in one go.


1. after running pest I observed great improvement in hydraulic heads.

but  could find only a single value of recharge in each zone. Does

pest assume constant recharge value for each of the zone. If not where

is the recharge matrix written.

2. Are there some online tutorials available for PEST usage and

interpretatin

Dear Sir/Madam

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The course on advanced rainwater harvesting is coming up between June 26-27,
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For
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Request for participation
in these courses may please be sent to me (email address:
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Best
regards

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Deputy Programme manager
Water Programme

A book entitled "Earth" is considered a basic reference text in many
universities around the world. One of the authors of this book is Frank Press.
He is currently the President of the Academy of Sciences in the USA. Previously,
he was the science advisor to former USA President Jimmy Carter. His book says
that mountains have underlying roots
[p. 435]
. These roots are deeply embedded in the ground. So mountains have a shape like
a peg as is seen in an example on page 220 in the same book. Another
illustration shows how the mountains are peg-like in shape, due to their deep
roots
[p. 158]
.

This is how the Quran described mountains. God said in the Quran:

Have We not made the earth as a bed, and the mountains as pegs?
[Noble Quran 78:6-7]


Modern earth sciences have proven that mountains have deep roots under the
surface of the ground and that these roots can reach several times their
elevations above the surface of the ground. So the suitable word to describe
mountains on the basis of this information is the word 'peg', since most of a
properly set peg is hidden under the surface of the ground. The history of
science tells us that the theory of mountains having deep roots was introduced
only in the latter half of the nineteenth century.
[Geological Concept of Mountains p.5]


Mountains also play an important role in stabilizing the crust of the earth.
[Geological Concept of Mountains pp. 44-45]
. They hinder the shaking of the earth. God said in the Quran:

And He has set firm mountains in the earth so that it would not shake with
you...
[Noble Quran 16:15]


Likewise the modern theory of plate tectonics holds that mountains work as
stabilizers for the earth. This knowledge about the role of mountains as
stabilizers for the earth has just begun to be understood in the framework of
plate tectonics since the late 1960's
[Geological Concept of Mountains p. 5]
.

Could anyone during the time of the prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) have
known of the true shape of mountains? Could any one imagine that the solid
massive mountain which he sees before him, actually extends deep into the earth
and has a root, as scientists assert? A large number of books of geology when
discussing mountains, only describe that part which is above the surface of the
earth. This is because these books were not written by specialists in geology.
However, modern geology has confirmed the truth of the Quran's verses.

Not all mountains have "roots".  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mountain


________________________________
  From: houd7 <houd7@...>
To: hydforum@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Saturday, June 2, 2012 7:26 PM
Subject: [hydforum] Mountains


 
A book entitled "Earth" is considered a basic reference text in many
universities around the world. One of the authors of this book is Frank Press.
He is currently the President of the Academy of Sciences in the USA. Previously,
he was the science advisor to former USA President Jimmy Carter. His book says
that mountains have underlying roots
[p. 435]
. These roots are deeply embedded in the ground. So mountains have a shape like
a peg as is seen in an example on page 220 in the same book. Another
illustration shows how the mountains are peg-like in shape, due to their deep
roots
[p. 158]
.

This is how the Quran described mountains. God said in the Quran:

Have We not made the earth as a bed, and the mountains as pegs?
[Noble Quran 78:6-7]

Modern earth sciences have proven that mountains have deep roots under the
surface of the ground and that these roots can reach several times their
elevations above the surface of the ground. So the suitable word to describe
mountains on the basis of this information is the word 'peg', since most of a
properly set peg is hidden under the surface of the ground. The history of
science tells us that the theory of mountains having deep roots was introduced
only in the latter half of the nineteenth century.
[Geological Concept of Mountains p.5]

Mountains also play an important role in stabilizing the crust of the earth.
[Geological Concept of Mountains pp. 44-45]
. They hinder the shaking of the earth. God said in the Quran:

And He has set firm mountains in the earth so that it would not shake with
you...
[Noble Quran 16:15]

Likewise the modern theory of plate tectonics holds that mountains work as
stabilizers for the earth. This knowledge about the role of mountains as
stabilizers for the earth has just begun to be understood in the framework of
plate tectonics since the late 1960's
[Geological Concept of Mountains p. 5]
.

Could anyone during the time of the prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) have
known of the true shape of mountains? Could any one imagine that the solid
massive mountain which he sees before him, actually extends deep into the earth
and has a root, as scientists assert? A large number of books of geology when
discussing mountains, only describe that part which is above the surface of the
earth. This is because these books were not written by specialists in geology.
However, modern geology has confirmed the truth of the Quran's verses.

Specializing in water level and flow measurements Untied Flow Solutions is the
simple solution to water monitoring.  Check them out!

www.United-Flow.com

Dear Sir / Madam

I am Prakasam, Research Scholar from Burdwan University; I need some books
related to Hydrology and Geomorphology.

If any book available any where kindly inform to me, I will make photocopy.

If any e-books available kindly send to me, it very helpful for my research
work.

Help me any one

Thanking you

* Books Name***

1. The History Of The Study Of Landforms Or The Development Of
Geomorphology:  Quaternary And Recent Processes And Forms (1890-1965) And
The Mid-century Revolutions, *Volume - 4*.

*Author: *Richard J. Chorley.   *Publisher: *Geological Society of London.

2. Mathematical models of small watershed hydrology and applications

             *Author: *Donald K. Frevert. *Publisher:  *Water resources
pubns (2001-12).

3. High resolution flow modelling in hydrology and geomorphology

             *Author: *Paul D. Bates, Stuart N. Lane. *Publisher: *John
Wiley (2000).

  4. Geomorphology and Groundwater

*Author: *Phillip Brown, A. G. Brown (Editor), *Publisher: *John Wiley &
Sons (Dec 1995).

5. Quantitative Analysis of Landforms & Settlement Distribution in Southen
Upland of Eastern UP.

*Author:* Singh, K.N.* Publisher:* Vimal Prakashan, Varanasi.


C. PRAKASAM
Research Scholar of Fluvial Geomorphology
(Geomorphological & Geo-Spatial Technological Research Group)
Department of Geography
The University of Burdwan
Golapbag, Burdwan – 713104
West Bengal, India

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Mobile Number: +91-9933908985

Hello All

I found it’s very interesting to extract climatic data
[Global Scale precipitation temperature etc etc..] from various sources which
is free of charge. Here I compiled information from different sources [like
NASA-NCDC- TRMM -EU Prudence project].
http://wrebuet.org/mahmud/blog/4524
Also you can find similar posts [for fee geographic data] in
my blog:
http://nil-pipraen.blogspot.ch/

Kind Regards
Mahmud
University of Geneva, Switzerland
 
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Kazi Rahman
Hydrologist, PhD candidate
Geneva University
enviroSPACE, Battelle, Building D,
Route de Drize 7
CH-1227 Carouge – Switzerland
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Email: kazi.rahman@...
Ph: +41 22 379 08 63 / Fax: +41 22 379 07 44
www.unige.ch/envirospace | www.acqwa.ch
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Dear Dr. Kumar,

IIT Bombay is organizing HYDRO2012 Conference during 7-8 December 2012.
Please see below the details. Also a PDF file is attached. Please
circulate this among our group members so that they can submit full
papers.

Best regards,

Eldho T.I.

HYDRO-2012
Conference on
Hydraulics, Water Resources,
Coastal and Environmental Engineering

December 7-8, 2012

Department of Civil Engineering
Indian Institute of Technology Bombay
Mumbai


Organized by
Indian Institute of Technology Bombay and
Indian Society for Hydraulics


THE CONFERENCE

Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Bombay, Mumbai and Indian Society for
Hydraulics (ISH) are organizing "Hydro-2012": Conference on Hydraulics,
Water Resources, Coastal and Environmental Engineering, on December 7-8,
2012.  The “Hydro-2012” conference represents a link in the chain of such
"Hydro" conferences organized annually in India over a period of last two
decades under the auspices of Indian Society for Hydraulics.  The special
theme of the conference being held at IIT Bombay this year will be
“Hydro-informatics”. The conference would provide a forum for presentation
and exchange of knowledge and research experience gained in the field of
hydraulics, water resources, coastal and environmental engineering by
scientists, academicians, practicing engineers and consultants.

OBJECTIVE OF THE CONFERENCE
The objective of the conference is to bring together engineers /
scientists working in various aspects of water related engineering
including planning, design, construction, and, maintenance, with a view to
share experiences through posters, papers and invited lectures.

DATE AND VENUE
The Conference will be held on December 7-8, 2012 at Victor Menezes
Convention Center,  (VMCC), Indian Institute of Technology (I I T) Bombay,
  Mumbai – 400 076. The detailed program will be made available on
Institute’s website
(www.civil.iitb.ac.in/~hydro2012) and ISH website (www.e-ish.net).

THEMES
Full Papers (maximum 8 pages) on the following themes are invited from
academicians, practicing engineers, researchers, and consultants, dealing
with water related technology and science.

• Water Resource Planning and Management
• Watershed Management
• Advances in Fluid Mechanic and Computational Fluid Dynamics
• Hydrological Modeling and Forecasting
• Urban Hydrology
• Hydro-informatics
• Impact of  Climate Change on Water Resources
• Flood Forecasting and Protection Measures
• Environmental Hydraulics
• Application of Geospatial Technologies
• Hydraulic Structures and Hydro Power Projects
• Hydraulic Instrumentation
• Soft Computing Techniques
• Coastal, Harbour and Ocean Engineering including Coastal Protection
• Marine Structures
• Rehabilitation of Old Dams including Earthen Dams

ORGANISING COMMITTEE

Patron 		 : Prof. Devang V. Khakhar,        Director IIT Bombay
Chairman 	 : Prof. M. C. Deo,                       IIT Bombay
Co-Chairman 	 : Prof. P. D. Porey,                     Director, SVNIT;
President, ISH
Organizing Secretaries  : Prof. T .I. Eldho,                      IIT Bombay
                                                	 : Prof. V. Jothiprakash,
             IIT Bombay
Joint Organizing Secretaries       : Prof. Subimal Ghosh,              IIT
Bombay
: Prof. M. J. Reddy,                   IIT Bombay.
: Mr. Prabhat Chandra,             CWPRS, Pune; Secretary, ISH
Treasurer                                 : Prof. R. Balaji,
          IIT Bombay.
Members 	 : Dr. I D Gupta                          Director, CWPRS
				 : Prof. U .C. Kothyari               IIT Roorkee; Vice President, ISH
				 : Prof. K. V. Krishna Rao         Head, Civil Engg., IIT Bombay

SCIENTIFIC ADVISORY COMMITTEE
Members from abroad
Dr. Narendra N Das  Jet Propulsion Lab, NASA
Prof. Rao S Govindaraju,  Purdue University, West Lafayette
Prof. M L Kavvas, 	 University of California, Davis
Prof. Tan Soon Keat, 	 Nanyang Technological University, Singapore
Mr Syed M Khalil, 	 LA Applied Coastal Engg and Sc.
Prof. Tad Murty,  University of Ottawa
Dr. S Neelamani, 	 Kuwait Institute for Scientific Research
Prof. Praveen Kumar  University of Illinois, Urbana Champaign
Prof. V P Singh 	 Texas A and M University, College Station
Prof. Ching-Piao Tsai, 	 National Chung Hsing University, Taiwan
Members within India
Prof. G L Asawa  GSL University (formerly at Indian Institute of
Technology Roorkee )
Dr. V V Bhosekar, 	 Central Water and Power Research Station Pune
Prof. B. R. Chahar  Indian Institute of Technology Delhi
Mr Dinesh Kumar  IEOT, Oil and Natural Gas Commission
Prof. A V Hegde, 	 National Institute of Technology Karnataka
Prof. Ashu Jain, 	 Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur
Prof. Suresh A Kartha  Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati
Mr. R M Khatsuria, 	 Indian Society for Hydraulics, Pune
Prof. U C Kothyari, 	 Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee
Prof. Rajib Maity  Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur
Prof. B S Mazumder, 	 Indian Statistical Institute Kolkata
Prof. S Mohan, 		 Indian Institute of Technology Madras
Prof. B S Murty, 	 Indian Institute of Technology Madras
Prof. D. Nagesh Kumar,  Indian Institute of Science Bangalore
Prof. Laxman Nandagiri,  National Institute of Technology Karnataka
Dr. Raj Kumar, 		 Space Applications Centre, ISRO, Ahmedabad
Prof. J N Patel, 		 S V National Institute of Technology, Surat
Mr. L R Ranganath, 	 Central Water and Power Research Station Pune
Prof. A D Rao, 		 Indian Institute of Technology Delhi
Dr. P Sreeja, 	 Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati
Prof. Rajesh Srivastava,  Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur
Prof. V Sundar, 		 Indian Institute of Technology Madras
Dr. P. Vethamony, 	 National Institute of Oceanography Goa
Dr. M P Wakdikar  Ministry of Earth Sciences, Delhi
Dr. Rakesh Kumar  National Institute of Hydrology, Roorkee

CALL FOR PAPERS

Technical papers on the mentioned themes are invited. Interested authors
are requested to submit full length paper not exceeding 8 pages on A-4
size paper as per the guidelines enclosed. The full length papers are to
be submitted to the Organizing Secretary by August 31, 2012,
electronically only as email attachment (Microsoft WORD file in the given
Paper template) to hydro2012@...  and
hydro2012iitb@....

Extended versions of the selected papers presented in the conference may
be published in ISH Journal of Hydraulic Engineering, Taylor and Francis,
UK.

				 IMPORTANT DATES
Submission of full length paper 		 : August 31, 2012
Acceptance of full length paper 		 : October 1, 2012
Submission of final camera ready paper 	 : October 31, 2012
Schedule of conference on website 		 : November 5, 2012

				 REGISTRATION
The Registration Fee is as under:
Contributing authors and ISH members 	 : Rs. 3000/-
Delegates (Central Govt./State Govt./Academic Institutes) : Rs. 4000/-
Delegates (Public Enterprises/ Private Companies)  : Rs. 5000/-
Students 					 : Rs. 2000/-

The Registration Fee provides for conference proceedings (full papers in
CD & hard copy of abstract volume), registration kit, working lunches and
tea/coffee during the Conference. Prospective participants desirous of
attending the Conference are requested to fill in the enclosed
Registration Form and mail the same along with Registration Fee before
October 15, 2012. Registration fees should be sent by D.D. in favour of
“HYDRO – 2012”, payable at Mumbai at the address given below.

SPONSORSHIPS
Sponsorships are invited for the “HYDRO-2012” in the following categories
Platinum :  Rs. 5,00,000/-
Diamond:  Rs. 2,00,000/-
Gold        : Rs. 1,00,000/-
Silver       : Rs.   50,000/-

Sponsorship Cheques/ DD to be drawn in favor of “The Registrar, IIT
Bombay” and send to the following address. (Note: According to the
category of Sponsorship, a few free registrations and opportunity for
advertisement/exhibition space will be extended for the sponsors.)

Accommodation: Limited number of shared accommodation will be available in
IIT Guest House, Students Hostels and nearby Institute Guest Houses on
payment basis, on request and on first-come-first-served basis. The
participants are encouraged to get accommodation by themselves in the
nearby Hotels (possible list of hotels will be displayed in the website
later).

Conference website: http://www.civil.iitb.ac.in/~hydro2012

Address for Correspondence:

Organizing Secretary, HYDRO-2012
(Prof. T.I. Eldho/Prof. V. Jothiprakash)
Department of Civil Engineering
Indian Institute of Technology Bombay,
Powai,  Mumbai-400 076
Ph : 022-25767339 / 7315;  Fax : 022-25767302
Email: hydro2012@...
hydro2012iitb@...


GUIDELINES FOR PREPARATIONS OF FULL PAPER FOR HYDRO 2012 CONFERENCE


Author, A ., Author, B  and Author, C


Abstract:  Congratulations for having your paper selected for presentation
at HYDRO-2012 and for inclusion in the Proceedings. The full paper will be
published in a Compact Disc (CD) and abstract of your paper will be
published in the Book of Abstracts.

Keywords: A list of 5 keywords to be supplied here.

HEADING LEVEL A
All the selected papers will be published in PDF format and the papers may
be submitted in PDF format or as Microsoft Word file (Word 2000 or earlier
versions).  We prefer you to submit the papers in PDF format and we expect
the Authors to take full responsibility for the quality of the paper.  In
the case of a paper being submitted in Word format, we will return the PDF
format file to the Author for his/her approval before publication.

The Abstract presented in the full paper should be brief (around 200
words) and contain the relevant facts and an overview of the paper.

PREPARATION OF TEXT
General
These instructions are prepared to help you to prepare the paper. The
instructions contain details like tables, figures, equations and
references. Take the instructions as an example, you just prepare your
paper the same way and it will be excellent.

Title
A short title of not more than 75 letters should be provided at the head
of the document.  The title should be centred and in capital letters, in
Times New Roman font size 14.

The authors’ full names must be given below the title.  Authors’ titles,
designations, institutional affiliations and the email address of the
corresponding author are if possible to be displayed as footnotes at the
bottom of the title page.



Paper length
The total length of the paper, including figures, tables, equations and
references, should not exceed 10 pages.  The size of the file (in PDF
format) shall not exceed 3MB under any circumstances.

Format
The paper should be prepared on A4 paper size, portrait layout, with
margin settings on MSWord as shown in Table 1.

Page margins top Bottom right Left
	 3.5 cm 3.3 cm 2.5 cm 2.5 cm
Table 1: Paper format for Abstracts

The text is to be done in Times New Roman font size 12 in the main text of
the paper. Section Headings are to be written in bold, capital letters,
and sub-headings to be in bold, normal text, and sub-sub headings bold,
italic normal text. The line spacing is to be as follows for normal text
and paragraphs, Single line spacing with 0pt spacing before and 0pt
spacing after (each line feed) are to be set in MSWord menu
format/paragraph/indents and spacing/.


Fig. 1:  Typical time series

Figures and Photographs
All figures should be embedded in the MSWord file so that you send only
one file for inclusion in the Proceedings

Tables and Equations
Tables must be pasted or printed in place, with the caption, centred at
the bottom of the table in bold type. All tables to be numbered
sequentially.

A2 + B2 = C2
             (1)

Equations are to be in italics and centred with the equation number flush
right.  Throughout the paper only the equation number (1) is used in the
text, enclosed in parenthesis, (without the prefix Eq.), except at the
beginning of a sentence where the word Equation will be used.

Page Numbering and header
The pages of the paper should be numbered consecutively, with the numbers
placed at the centre bottom of each page. The header of the paper should
be as shown.

PAPER SUBMISSION
The paper is expected to be submitted in electronic form preferably by
email, as an attachment to the address (hydro2012@...,
hydro2012iitb@...).
PAPERS TO BE LATEST SUBMITTED August 31, 2012
In case, if you are sending the full paper in a CD, the mailing address is

Organizing Secretary, HYDRO-2012
(Prof. T.I. Eldho/Prof. V. Jothiprakash)
Department of Civil Engineering
Indian Institute of Technology Bombay
Powai,  Mumbai-400 076.
Ph : 022-25767339 / 7315;  Fax : 022-25767302
Email: hydro2012@...
hydro2012iitb@...

REFERENCES
References are to be listed in a final section REFERENCES in alphabetical
order, as below. The year of publication in parentheses after the author’s
name(s). Publication, volume, page range shall not be included in the text
of the paper, but may optionally be included in the list of REFERENCES .

Westerink, J.J., Luettich Jr, R.A and Muccino, J.C, 1994. Modeling tides
in the western North Atlantic using unstructured graded grids, Tellus;
46A, 178–199.


Dr. Eldho T.I.
Professor, Department of Civil Engineering,
Indian Institute of Technology,Bombay,
Powai, Mumbai, INDIA, 400 076.
Phone:++91-22-2576-7339(off.)2576-8339(res), 25720377(res),
email:eldhoti@...; eldho@...
Fax:++91-22-25767302 or 25723480,
www.civil.iitb.ac.in/~eldho/eldho-web1.htm

NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF HYDROLOGY, ROORKEE
No. Project/Structures & Dynamics /2012-NIH(Admn.)
Dated: June 15, 2012

SELECTION OF PROJECT STAFF THROUGH WALK-IN-INTERVIEW

Name of the Project

Project: "The Structure and dynamics of groundwater systems in north western
India under past, present and future climates".

Name of the post: Junior Research Fellow & Project Officer
Duration: Three years or till termination or completion of the project whichever
is earlier.

(1) Junior Research Fellow (JRF)-1

Qualification:Post Graduate (PG) Degree in Basic Sciences and NET Qualified or
Graduate Degree in Professional Courses (Civil/Agriculture Engg./I.T./Computer
Science) and GATE or equivalent qualification.

Rs.16,000/- +HRA

Or

Qualification: Post Graduate Degree in Professional Courses (M.E./M.Tech. in
Remote Sensing & GIS/Hydrology/Water Resources Engg. with basic degree in
Engg./M.Sc.)

Rs.18,000/- +HRA

Note: In case a candidate is not qualified GATE or NET then the emolument per
month will be Rs.12,000/- p.m.+HRA


(2) Project Officer-1

B.E./B.Tech. or M.Sc./M. Tech. (Science)

Rs.12,000/-


General conditions:

1. Maximum 35 years as on the date of interview. Higher age can be relaxed in
case of Ph.D. and extra ordinary candidates by the selection committee. Age
relaxation of woman/SC/ST/OBC as per Govt. of India rules.

2. This post is purely temporary on co-terminus basis and does not entitle the
appointee to any claim implicit or explicit or any regular post at NIH.

3. Candidates can directly attend the walk-in-interview on July 02, 2012 at
11.00 A.M. in the Chamber of Shri C.P. Kumar, Scientist `F' & Head, H.I.
Division along with complete bio-data, passport size photograph and original
proof of qualification and experience. They must also bring with them attested
copies of their certificates.

4. No TA and DA will be paid for attending the interview.

5. Bio-data Format: Advt. No., Post applied for, Name of candidate, Father's
name, Date of birth, Age, Nationality, Marital status, Category
(SC/ST/OBC/PH/Gen), Address for communication, Telephone No., Details of
qualifications (High School onwards giving exam passed, year of passing, Name of
Board/ University, Subjects, division with percentage of marks, Working
experience and knowledge of software, any other additional information, List of
enclosures and Signature of Candidate with date.

6. Working knowledge of computer is prerequisite. Preference will be given to
the candidates having working experience in the area of Hydrogeology/Isotope
Hydrology/Remote Sensing & GIS.

(A.P. Chamoli)
Sr. Admn. Officer

http://www.nih.ernet.in/Walk-in-interview/ADV.pdf

Save the Date! The 2012 International SWAT Conference & Workshops will be July
16-20 in New Delhi, India.

RSVP today! Visit the Conference website
<http://swatmodel.tamu.edu/conferences/2012>   to reserve your spot at the
Conference or Workshops.


The Soil and Water Assessment Tool (SWAT) is a public domain model jointly
developed by USDA Agricultural Research Service (USDA-ARS) and Texas AgriLife
Research, part of The Texas A&M University System. SWAT is a river basin-scale
model to simulate the quality and quantity of surface and shallow ground water
and predict the environmental impact of land management practices on different
soil patterns and land use patterns.

SWAT is widely used in assessing soil erosion prevention and control, non-point
source pollution control and regional management in watersheds.

Important Dates:

SWAT Workshops : July 16-17, 2012 at IIT Delhi

SWAT Conference : July 18-20, 2012 at India Habitat Centre

India participants contact: Uttam Aswal, FITT, IIT Delhi 
(uttamaswal@...)
International participants contact: Courtney Smith, Texas AgriLife Research
(courtneysmith@...)

Hello all,

This post might be interesting
for the people working on environmental modeling and climate change
http://wrebuet.org/mahmud/blog/4681#comment-1247
Also some other similar post you
can find in my blog archive

nil-piprcaen.blogspot.ch

======================================
Kazi Rahman
Hydrologist, PhD candidate
Geneva University
enviroSPACE, Battelle, Building D,
Route de Drize 7
CH-1227 Carouge – Switzerland
---------------------------------------
Email: kazi.rahman@...
Ph: +41 22 379 08 63 / Fax: +41 22 379 07 44
www.unige.ch/envirospace | www.acqwa.ch
======================================

Training Course on Hydrologic modelling using RS/GIS with Special Reference to
Climate Change (September 24 – 28, 2012), Roorkee, India

A hydrologic model can be defined as a mathematical representation of the flow
of water and its constituents on some part of the land surface or subsurface
environment. Hydrologists are mainly concerned with evaluation of catchment
response for planning, development and operation of various water resources
schemes. Conventional models require considerable hydrological, meteorological
and spatial data. Collection of land use, soil and other spatial data is
expensive, time consuming and a difficult process. Remote Sensing and
Geographical Information System (GIS) play a rapidly increasing role in
collection and analysis of such spatial data. The role of remote sensing in
runoff calculation is generally to provide a source of input data or as an aid
for estimating equation coefficients and model parameters. Experience has shown
that satellite data can be interpreted to derive thematic information on land
use, soil, vegetation, drainage, etc which, combined with conventionally
measured climatic parameters (precipitation, temperature etc) and topographic
parameters height, contour, slope, provide the necessary inputs to the
hydrological models. GIS provides efficient tools for data input into database,
and retrieval of selected data items for further processing.

The climate of earth was never stable for any extended period.  Potential
climate change and its impacts on hydrologic systems pose a threat to water
resources throughout the world. In order to understand the impact of climate
change on hydrological systems, it is customary to use climate models which are
mathematical descriptions of large scale physical processes governing the
climate system. However, it is not possible to make reliable predictions of
regional hydrological changes directly from climate models due to their coarse
resolution and the simplification of hydrological cycle in climate models.

The Course will consist of lectures by Scientists & Professors from NIH, IIT
Roorkee and other nearby institutions in India. The lectures will be supported
by tutorials and computer sessions. We plan to cover both theory and practice in
right proportion. This course will be conducted as a two-way interaction with
the participants so that the problems/experiences of people from the field
organizations as well as academia are shared. Participants will be given a
mini-project based on course topics.

Following topics shall be covered in this Course:

o Introduction to remote sensing and GIS;
o Hydrologic modelling
o Use of remote sensing and GIS in hydrologic modelling
o Downscaling techniques;
o Hydrologic modelling of a catchment by using the SWAT model
o Hydrologic impacts with emphasis on climate change;

The course is intended for engineers, scientists, and officers working in water
resources/irrigation and other related departments of Central/State Govt and
those who are in academic profession. Post-graduate and research scholars are
also encouraged to attend the course. Prospective participants may bring their
data sets which can be analyzed during the tutorials.

The registration fee per participant will be as follows: from government
sector/academia - Rs. 9000, from private sector Rs. 11000, from SAARC countries
– US$300, and bonafide students - Rs. 5000. This fee includes registration,
course material, stay at guest house (twin sharing basis), lunch on all working
days, and a course dinner. Participants have to arrange for their TA/DA. Each
participant will be provided detailed lecture notes, relevant literature, and
other materials. A certificate will be given to all participants.
The participants are requested to register for the course by filling and mailing
the attached registration form latest by 31st August 2012, along with a demand
draft in favour of `The Institution of Engineers, Roorkee Local Centre", payable
at Roorkee. The number of seats is limited to 25 participants. The registration
shall be done on the first come first served basis after the registration fees
has been paid.

The venue of the course shall be The Institution of Engineers (India), Roorkee
Local Centre (RLC), IIT campus. IEI-RLC was established in 1961. The centre has
an excellent track record of over past 48 years of its technical activities and
engineering leadership. The technical activity of the centre includes
conferences / seminar / training courses / special lectures etc. Roorkee is a
medium size town of Uttarakhand State and it is well connected by road & rail
from Delhi, Dehradun and Chandigarh. During September, weather is mild cold. 
The maximum temperature can go up to 35°C.  Night temperature is expected to be
approx. 25°C. Participants will be accommodated in NIH guest house.

Course Coordinators:

Dr. Sharad Kumar Jain
Scientist F & Head
Water Resources Systems Division
National Institute of Hydrology
Roorkee 247667
E-mail: skj@...

Dr. Sanjay K. Jain, Scientist F
National Institute of Hydrology
Roorkee 247 667
E-mail: sjain@...


Address for Correspondence:

Dr. B. R. Gurjar, Honorary Secretary
The Institution of Engineers (India)
Roorkee Local Centre, IIT campus
Roorkee 247667
Tel.: (01332) 272589,  284416; Fax: (01332) 272589
E-mail: hsieirlc@...

Dear Sir/Madam

Greetings from Aqua Foundation!!!

As our distinguished Delegate over a period we once again look forward to having
you with us for a very important topic for this year. Water : Vision 2050. The
main theme of the event followed by very intense sub- themes is desired to be
beneficial for all of us and wishfully we should be able to come up with an
almost well defined road- map towards optimum utilization of water resources.

For last 5 years, Aqua Foundation’s aim has been to make all the vital ends
meet. Right from policy makers, to bureaucrats, to scientists, to researchers,
to industries and so on…however water’s thirst is not that easy to be quenched.
Water’s requirement of extremely deep attention from our end requires more and
more and lots of great meaningful attention. That is why in our Water: Vision
2050 we have kept the themes very dynamic touching upon even themes like
‘ The Effective involvement of Children for Water’.

From labs, from embassy houses, from parliament houses, from industries, from
the mouths of water activists…now is the time wherein from boardrooms to drawing
rooms each one should be seen working on formulating action steps, each one
should be seen implementing these actions, each one to say – I care cos each
drop counts. And then we will actually be able to achieve our Water: Vision 2050
in an empowered style.

So contribute your valuable research, innovations, thoughts even desires and
dreams. Let each one pitch towards Water: Vision 2050. I believe I’ve been able
to make my point effectively but let’s see how well does this all written
content wherein each word has come out from the bottom of my heart and the
immense faith & confidence I have in you will inspire you to contribute your
valuable abstract, or your participation as an attendee…its simply about your
meaningful involvement whether as a speaker or as a delegate.

The last date of Abstract submission is 15 August 2012. However my sincerest
request to you will be that kindly send the Abstract well in time, also please
specify whether you will like to make oral or poster presentation.

Further please help us in reaching more and more people. You wish you may share
contacts with us, we can communicate with your suggested contacts directly. Or
just forward my mail to all the concerned in your email accounts address book.
Also please join our World Aqua Congress- Face book/ LinkedIn/ Twitter accounts.
I’m confident that I’m not asking for too much and for a good cause this is the
least you can help me with.

Look forward to welcome you onboard.

Sincere regards,

Praggya Sharmaa (Ms.)
Organising Secretary
VI World Aqua Congress
C-69B, LGF, Kalkaji
New Delhi 110 019 (India)
Telefax: +91-11-41318030
Mobile: +91-9818568825

Dr Subhash C. Singh
Central Ground Water Board, NCCR
2nd Floor, Reena Apartment, Pachpedi Naka
Raipur
09425370025 / 09424200538(M)

NATIONAL WORKSHOP on ADVANCE SOFT COMPUTING TECHNIQUES IN HYDROLOGY AND ITS
APPLICATIONS (ASCTHA-2012)

29 OCTOBER – 2 NOVEMBER, 2012 at NIH, ROORKEE, INDIA

Being ORGANIZED BY NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF HYDROLOGY, ROORKEE-247667 & INDIAN
ASSOCIATION OF HYDROLOGISTS, ROORKEE-247667

BACKGROUND

Water is a vital resource, necessary for all aspects of human and ecosystem
survival and health. Water is not only essential to sustain life, but to support
ecosystems, economic development, community well-being, and cultural values.
Water no longer can be taken for granted. For the present and future
generations, adequate food and water will have to be ensured. In view of this
the water resources planners and engineers have the most challenging task before
them for concurrent maintenance and management of the resource base and the
environment.

In the recent years, many advanced technologies have been evolved in engineering
field such as remote sensing, GIS, artificial neural networks, fuzzy logic, etc.
along with the optimization techniques. Solution to most of the engineering
problems, have become easier by application of these technologies. Water
Resources is the thrust area where we need advance technologies for overall
management.

OBJECTIVES

The short-term course aims to include the following themes with particular
emphasis to water resources: Artificial Neural Networks Fuzzy Logic,
Optimization Techniques, Remote Sensing Techniques Geographic Information
Systems.

PROGRAMME CONTENTS

The workshop will provide an insight about the remote sensing, GIS, artificial
neural networks, fuzzy logic, etc.  and their use in hydrological modelling. The
various modules that form the major content of the programme are:

* MATLAB
* Fuzzy logic
* Artificial Neural Network
* Remote Sensing – GIS
* Image Processing using MATLAB

DATES AND VENUE

The National Workshop shall be held in the premises of National Institute of
Hydrology, Roorkee during 29 October to 2 November, 2012.

ELIGIBILITY OF PARTICIPANTS

The course is intended for all middle/senior level engineers, from central and
state government, professionals and officers working in the field of water
resources, irrigation, agriculture and related area. Faculty from Universities
and Colleges, research scholars, & students etc.

Educational qualification:  Bachelor's  degree in Engineering or Master's 
degree in Science or equivalent.
The numbers of seats are limited. The registration shall be done on first come
first served basis. Each participant will be given a certificate for attending
the workshop.

ABOUT THE VENUE

Roorkee is located at the foothills of Himalayas in the Uttarakhand state. The
railway station is on the main line of northern railways having direct link to
Delhi, Mumbai, Kolkata, Amritsar  Jodhpur and Ganganagar. The place is also
within an easy reach from Delhi by road (180 Km) and is located on Delhi-
Hardwar and Delhi-Dehradun bus routes. Roorkee is ideally located near several
tourist places Dehradun (72 Km), Mussoorie (100 Km), Hardwar (32 Km) and
Rishikesh (52 Km).

REGISTRATION FEE

The registration fee per participants shall be

Rs. 8000/- for the  Central/State Govt. Officers/ University Faculty;

Rs 10,000/- for the Officers of Private Companies;

US$ 500 from the officers/engineers/professionals from SAARC countries  and

Rs. 3000/- for Indian students.

The registration fee will include registration kit, course material, refreshment
and  working lunch etc. The participants are requested to register themselves by
giving details latest by October 10, 2012, along with a demand draft in favor of
`Secretary,  Indian Association of Hydrologists', payable at Roorkee.

COURSE COORDINATORS

Dr A.K. Lohani
Scientist E2
aklnih@...
Fax:01332-272123, Ph.: 01332-249214(O)

Dr.  Rama Mehta
Scientist C
rama@..., 44.rama@...
Ph.: (01332) 249228(o)  271698 ®
Mob.: 09411774278

National Institute of Hydrology
Jal Vigyan Bhawan Roorkee-247667 (Uttarakhand)

REGISTRATION FORM:

NATIONAL WORKSHOP   ON ADVANCE SOFT COMPUTING TECHNIQUES IN HYDROLOGY AND ITS
APPLICATIONS (ASCTHA-2012)
29 OCTOBER – 2 NOVEMBER, 2012

(Organised by Indian Association of Hydrologists and National Institute of
Hydrology, Roorkee)
at NIH, ROORKEE

1.Full Name:   Mr/Mrs/Dr.

2.Designation:

3.Name of Organization:

4.Address for correspondence (with Pin   code):

   (a) Telephone No.
         Office:
	 Resi. :
	 Mob :

  (b) E-mail:
  (c) Fax No.:

Date :………………………….. Signature:.
Place :………………………….

(Photocopies of this form can also be used)

All the correspondence regarding registration should be made to the Course
Coordinator.

Dear Sir/Madam

Greetings from CSE.

Water
Programme Unit of CSE has announced a programme on Advanced
Rainwater Harvesting.
The
new advanced course on rainwater harvesting has been introduced this
year keeping in mind the huge interest and demand of the
participants. The
new advanced course will show ways of successfully incorporating
rainwater harvesting in the new water paradigm.
The
course on advanced rainwater harvesting is coming up between
September 11-13, 2012.
For
details see the following link:
http://www.cseindia.org/content/training-programme-advanced-rainwater-harvesting
Request
for participation in these courses may please be sent to me (email
address: sushmita@..., Mobile no +91-9899928837)
Best
regards

Sushmita
Sengupta
  Deputy Programme manager
Water
Programme
sushmita@...