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USE OF SYNOGRAPHIC TECHNIQUES IN RESEARCH AND DISSEMINATION OF HYDROLOGICAL INFORMATION 1
Author(s) -
Cech Irina,
Davis Ernst M.,
Gonzales Edward A.,
Brooks Diana
Publication year - 1979
Publication title -
jawra journal of the american water resources association
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.957
H-Index - 105
eISSN - 1752-1688
pISSN - 1093-474X
DOI - 10.1111/j.1752-1688.1979.tb01181.x
Subject(s) - environmental science , metropolitan area , hydrology (agriculture) , surface runoff , estuary , residence , storm , flooding (psychology) , nitrate , water resource management , geography , ecology , meteorology , geology , biology , psychology , demography , geotechnical engineering , archaeology , sociology , psychotherapist
Application of synographic techniques to four separate nonrelated research tasks demonstrated the usefulness of such an approach in interpreting and communicating hydrologic survey data especially when large geographic areas are involved. Nutrient exchange and biotic indicators in coastal estuaries were analyzed to determine residence times in different seasons of the year. Man induced changes in urban runoff patterns were shown to increase the probability of flooding with different recurrences of storm events. Nitrate and indicator bacteria in private wells were analyzed on a county‐wide basis to determine the sources and extent of natural occurrence versus contamination origins. Water wells and the surface supply of metropolitan Houston were analyzed for sodium content to assist citizens and physicians with data which are needed for derivation of sodium restricted therapeutic diets.