Historical legacies, information and contemporary water science and management
Water
By: Daniel J. Bain, Jennifer A.S. Arrigo, Mark B. Green, Brian A. Pellerin, and Charles J. Vörösmarty
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Abstract
Hydrologic science has largely built its understanding of the hydrologic cycle using contemporary data sources (i.e., last 100 years). However, as we try to meet water demand over the next 100 years at scales from local to global, we need to expand our scope and embrace other data that address human activities and the alteration of hydrologic systems. For example, the accumulation of human impacts on water systems requires exploration of incompletely documented eras. When examining these historical periods, basic questions relevant to modern systems arise: (1) How is better information incorporated into water management strategies? (2) Does any point in the past (e.g., colonial/pre-European conditions in North America) provide a suitable restoration target? and (3) How can understanding legacies improve our ability to plan for future conditions? Beginning to answer these questions indicates the vital need to incorporate disparate data and less accepted methods to meet looming water management challenges.
| Publication type | Article |
|---|---|
| Publication Subtype | Journal Article |
| Title | Historical legacies, information and contemporary water science and management |
| Series title | Water |
| DOI | 10.3390/w3020566 |
| Volume | 3 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Year Published | 2011 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | MDPI AG |
| Contributing office(s) | California Water Science Center |
| Description | 10 p. |
| Larger Work Type | Article |
| Larger Work Subtype | Journal Article |
| Larger Work Title | Water |
| First page | 566 |
| Last page | 575 |
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