Distributed Hydrologic Modeling Using GIS [electronic resource] /
During ten years serving with the USDA Soil Conservation Service (SCS), now known as the Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS), I became amazed at how millions of dollars in contract monies were spent based on simplistic hydrologic models. As project engineer in western Kansas, I was responsible for building flood control dams (authorized under Public Law 566) in the Wet Walnut River watershed. This watershed is within the Arkansas-Red River basin, as is the Illinois River basin referred to extensively in this book. After building nearly 18 of these structures, I became Assistant State Engineer in Michigan and, for a short time, State Engineer for NRCS. Again, we based our entire design and construction program on simplified relationships variously referred to as the SCS method. I recall announcing that I was going to pursue a doctoral degree and develop a new hydrologic model. One of my agency's chief engineers remarked, "Oh no, not another model!" Since then, I hope that I have not built just another model but have significantly advanced the state of hydrologic modeling for both researchers and practitioners. Using distributed hydrologic techniques described in this book, I also hope one day to forecast the response of the dams I built.
Principais autores: | Vieux, Baxter E. author., SpringerLink (Online service) |
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Formato: | Texto biblioteca |
Idioma: | eng |
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Dordrecht : Springer Netherlands : Imprint: Springer,
2001
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Assuntos: | Earth sciences., Hydrogeology., Geographical information systems., Agriculture., Earth Sciences., Geographical Information Systems/Cartography., |
Acesso em linha: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-94-015-9710-4 |
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