Open AccessWater Coordination for a Changing Hydrology
Author(s) -
Napolitano Grace F.
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
eos, transactions american geophysical union
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.316
H-Index - 86
eISSN - 2324-9250
pISSN - 0096-3941
DOI - 10.1002/2013eo140004
Subject(s) - storm , hydrology (agriculture) , environmental science , sediment , climate change , water resource management , meteorology , geology , geography , oceanography , geomorphology , geotechnical engineering
With increasing frequency, we are hearing reports and declarations about the real and impending impacts associated with changing hydrologic and physical systems. Droughts are forecasted to expand and persist, storms are increasing in frequency and intensity, and reservoirs are draining, filling up with sediment, or overflowing. The obvious conclusion is that we are in a changing, dynamic time regarding water, weather, and climate.