Hydrologist: John D. Hewlett (1922–2004)

✍ Scribed by Associate Professor C. Rhett Jackson; Wayne T. Swank; Rob Olszewski

• Book ID: 102266572
• Publisher: John Wiley and Sons
• Year: 2005
• Tongue: English
• Weight: 126 KB
• Volume: 19
• Category: Article
• ISSN: 0885-6087
• DOI: 10.1002/hyp.5885

✦ Synopsis

John Hewlett, a pioneer in the exploration and analysis of hydrological processes, passed away on 19 July 2004 in Athens, Georgia, where he had retired after a distinguished career with the University of Georgia and the United States Forest Service (USFS). Many fundamental precepts of modern hydrology can be traced back to Hewlett's work, including the variable source area concept, the importance of antecedent conditions on streamflow response to rainfall, and the use of stream buffers to protect water quality. Hewlett's work continues to factor into areas of current controversy, such as the occurrence and importance of interflow processes.