Open AccessNew interdisciplinary initiative combines water, earth and biota
Author(s) -
Gupta V.
Publication year - 2000
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 - 10.1029/00eo00355
Subject(s) - foundation (evidence) , earth system science , research council , biota , earth science , engineering ethics , environmental science , geography , engineering , ecology , geology , oceanography , archaeology , biology , linguistics , philosophy , government (linguistics)
Hydrologic science was defined as a distinct interdisciplinary geoscience in 1991 through a report of the National Research Council, “Opportunities in Hydrologic Sciences.” As a result of this publications new funding program in hydrologic sciences was established at the National Science Foundation within the Division of Earth Sciences. This program nurtures a research community focused on building the science of hydrology Advances in science and technology are now laying the foundation for a more holistic intellectual framework supported by systematic measurement and data compilation at multiple time and space scales, particularly larger scales.