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Hydrologic and Related Analyses

The basis for many decisions related to hydrologic hazards lies in understanding aspects of basic hydrologic science, such as discharge probability relationships [view report], rainfall-runoff relationships [view report], and geomorphic processes [view report]. The usefulness of paleoflood data and the issue of climate change impacts are explored in the context of the American River (California) basin [view report], where the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is considering several structural and non-structural flood risk reduction alternatives [view report]. The Corp's interest and history are significant and thus the agency has been a leader in flood risk reduction [view report] efforts. In the United States, the principal agency responsible for collecting and analyzing hydrologic information is the U.S. Geological Survey, which has a considerable program of research related to hydrologic hazards [view report]. While much attention has been directed to reduction of floods because of its acute and dramatic impacts, equally important is the issue of drought [view report], which can extend over years and broad regions and have significant impacts on municipalities and agriculture [view report] alike. Floods, droughts, and other extreme hydrologic events underscore the nation's need for accurate and timely hydrologic prediction services [view report] that include many aspects of hydrologic science and modeling, such as precipitation estimates, snowmelt predictions, and the effects on stream flow discharges. Books Related to Hydrologic and Related Analyses
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Alluvial Fan Flooding,


Hydrologic Hazards Science at the U.S. Geological Survey,


Improving American River Flood Frequency Analyses,


Risk Analysis and Uncertainty in Flood Damage Reduction Studies,


Flood Risk Management and the American River Basin: An Evaluation,


Drought Management and Its Impact on Public Water Systems ,


Toward a New Advanced Hydrologic Prediction Service (AHPS),


CLEANER and NSF's Environmental Observatories,


Third Report of the NAE/NRC Committee on New Orleans Regional Hurricane Protection Projects ,


Mississippi River Water Quality and the Clean Water Act: Progress, Challenges, and Opportunities,


Integrating Multiscale Observations of U.S. Waters,


Hydrologic Effects of a Changing Forest Landscape,


Research and Applications Needs in Flood Hydrology Science: A Summary of the October 15, 2008 Workshop of the Planning Committee on Hydrologic Science,


Letter Report Assessing the WATERS Network Science Plan,


Review of the St. Johns River Water Supply Impact Study: Report 1,










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