Challenges and opportunities in the hydrologic sciences / / Committee on Challenges and Opportunities in the Hydrologic Sciences, Water Science and Technology Board, Division on Earth and Life Studies, National Research Council of the National Academies.

• TeilnehmendeR: National Research Council (U.S.). Water Science and Technology Board,
• Place / Publishing House: Washington, District of Columbia : : National Academies Press,, [2012]; 2012
• Year of Publication: 2012
• Language: English
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (200 pages) :; illustrations (some color)

"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...

Table of Contents

• Summary
• The hydrologic sciences
• The water cycle: an agent of change
• Water and life
• Clean water for people and ecosystems
• Hydrologic sciences: a path forward
• [Appendixes].