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Challenges and opportunities in the hydrologic sciences /

"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...

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Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor Corporativo: National Research Council (U.S.). Committee on Challenges and Opportunities in the Hydrologic Sciences
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Washington, D.C. : National Academies Press, ©2012.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:"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"--Publisher's description.
Notas:Title from title screen (viewed October 16, 2012).
Descripción Física:1 online resource (xii, 188 pages) : illustrations (some color), maps, charts
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references.
ISBN:9780309222846
0309222842