Open AccessCoordination of U.S. river science
Author(s) -
Zielinski Sarah
Publication year - 2006
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 - 10.1029/2006eo490004
Subject(s) - geological survey , agency (philosophy) , government (linguistics) , reputation , earth system science , library science , political science , geography , environmental resource management , public administration , environmental science , geology , computer science , sociology , oceanography , law , paleontology , social science , linguistics , philosophy
The U.S. Geological Survey is well‐poised to lead a national river science initiative but will need to expand its monitoring efforts and determine how to coordinate interdisciplinary research across USGS and other government agencies, according to a recent report from a committee of the U.S. National Academies. Committee Chair Don Siegel,a hydrogeologist in the Department of Earth Sciences at Syracuse University, N.Y., said that the USGS has unique strengths—including a reputation for providing high‐quality, unbiased data and expertise in many areas of river science—that would allow the agency to look at whole river systems at multiple scales and across state boundaries.