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WATERSHED FUNCTIONS 1
Author(s) -
Black Peter E.
Publication year - 1997
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.1752-1688.1997.tb04077.x
Subject(s) - watershed , hydrograph , time of concentration , environmental science , hydrology (agriculture) , storm , water cycle , water quality , surface runoff , ecology , geology , computer science , oceanography , geotechnical engineering , machine learning , biology
Watershed functions that dominate the hydrologic environment are identified and discussed. Hydrological and ecological functions are considered in relation to the storm and annual hydrographs, and to water quality. Two integrative watershed responses to these functions are also articulated. Since most of the Earth's water is in storage, consideration of the hydrologic cycle as movement between water storage sites enhances this functional and response characterization of the watershed which, in turn, suggests guidance and direction for the restoration of watershed functions.