Hydrologic sciences : taking stock and looking ahead : proceedings of the 1997 Abel Wolman Distinguished Lecture and Symposium on the Hydrologic Sciences

Hydrologic science, an important, interdisciplinary science dealing with the occurrence, distribution, and properties of water on Earth, is key to understanding and resolving many contemporary, large-scale environmental issues. The Water Science and Technology Board used the opportunity of its 1997 Abel Wolman Distinguished Lecture to assess the vitality of the hydrologic sciences by the hydrologic community. The format included focus by lecturer Thomas Dunne on the intellectual vitality of the hydrologic sciences, followed by a symposium featuring several invited papers and discussions. Hydrologic Sciences is a compilation of the Wolman Lecture and the papers, preceded by a summarizing overview. The volume stresses a number of needs for furtherance of hydrologic science, including development of a coherent body of transferable theory and an intellectual center for the science, communication across multiple geo- and environmental science disciplines, appropriate measurements and observations, and provision of central guidance for the field. Hydrologic science -- the important, interdisciplinary science dealing with the occurrence, distribution, and properties of water on Earth -- is central to understanding and resolving many contemporary, large-scale environmental issues. In this book, the Water Science and Technology Board uses the 1997 Abel Wolman Distinguished Lecture to assess the vitality of the hydrologic sciences by the hydrologic community. The event included Thomas Dunne's lecture on the intellectual vitality of the hydrologic sciences, followed by a symposium featuring several invited papers and discussions.Hydrologic Sciences is a compilation of the Wolman Lecture and the papers, including a summarizing overview. The volume stresses the need for furtherance of hydrologic science, including the development of a coherent body of transferable theory, an intellectual center for the science, the communication across multiple geo- and environmental science disciplines, the appropriate measurements and observations, and a provision of central guidance for the field. Water Science And Technology Board, Commission On Geosciences, Environment And Resources, National Research Council. The Abel Wolman Distinguished Lecturer, Thomas Dunne--p. Iii. Includes Bibliographical References.