Toc: CONTENTS......Page 8 Editors......Page 6 1. Introduction......Page 12 2. Problem Description......Page 13 3. Groundwater Head Distribution......Page 15 4. Genetic Algorithm......Page 17 4.1.1. Simulated binary crossover for real-coded GA......Page 18 4.1.2. Polynomial mutation for real-coded GA......Page 19 5. Sensitivity of GA......Page 20 6. Results and Conclusions......Page 22 References......Page 24 Study of the Fresh Groundwater Resources, Neil Island, India V. K. Saxena......Page 26 2. About the Study Area......Page 27 3. Collection of Water Samples and Analytical Techniques......Page 28 Acknowledgment......Page 32 References......Page 33 Multigeological Studies for Illustration of the Water–Rock Interactions in Al Jaww Plain, East of Al Ain Area, United Arab Emirates (UAE) Ahmed A. Murad, Ayman El-Saiy and Hind S. Al-Nuaimi......Page 34 2. Geology and Hydrogeology of AI Jaww Plain......Page 35 3. Methodology......Page 37 4. Results and Discussion......Page 38 5. Conclusions......Page 45 References......Page 46 1. Introduction......Page 48 2.1. The former model......Page 49 2.2. A modified model......Page 51 3. Results and Discussion......Page 52 References......Page 53 1. Introduction and Aim......Page 56 2. Data Sources......Page 58 3.1. Cyclone speed......Page 59 3.2. Cyclone track sinuosity......Page 61 3.3. Orographic influences......Page 62 3.4. Landslide dams......Page 63 Acknowledgment......Page 65 References......Page 66 Scaling Parameter Estimation for Rainfall Events in Bangkok Using EM–SRE Algorithm Virat Chatdarong, Hansa Vathananukij and Pornpimol Pipatthawornsuk......Page 68 1. Introduction......Page 69 2. A Scale-Recursive Representation and Estimation Algorithm......Page 70 3. Scale-recursiv