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Challenges and Opportunities in the Hydrologic Sciences

By National Research Council , Committee on Challenges and Opportunities in the Hydrologic Sciences

Book information

Publisher
National Academies Press
Year
2012
ISBN
0309222834, 9780309222839
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
32 MB (33505358 bytes)
Pages
150\201
Time added
2012-10-07 10:10:42

Description

New research opportunities to advance hydrologic sciences promise a better understanding of the role of water in the Earth system that could help improve human welfare and the health of the environment. Reaching this understanding will require both exploratory research to better understand how the natural environment functions, and problem-driven research, to meet needs such as flood protection, supply of drinking water, irrigation, and water pollution. Collaboration among hydrologists, engineers, and scientists in other disciplines will be central to meeting the interdisciplinary research challenges outline in this report. New technological capabilities in remote sensing, chemical analysis, computation, and hydrologic modeling will help scientists leverage new research opportunities.

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