Preface: Special Issue of the Canadian Geophysical Union—Hydrology Section

✍ Scribed by Terry D. Prowse

• Publisher: John Wiley and Sons
• Year: 1997
• Tongue: English
• Weight: 54 KB
• Volume: 11
• Category: Article
• ISSN: 0885-6087
• DOI: 10.1002/(sici)1099-1085(19971030)11:13<1683::aid-hyp647>3.0.co;2-6

✦ Synopsis

This special issue of Hydrological Processes is the second to result from annual scienti®c meetings of the Hydrology Section meeting of the Canadian Geophysical Union (CGU-HS). Established in 1993, the CGU-HS brings together scientists from all branches of hydrology. Its aims and objectives are to:

. promote hydrology as a geophysical science, . advance the understanding and application of hydrology and related sciences, . initiate and participate in research and education programs in hydrology, . promote national and international cooperation among scienti®c and engineering organizations working in hydrology, and . disseminate research results and knowledge to the public through scienti®c discussion, meetings and conferences, publications and other means of information and technology transfer.

The CGU-Hydrology Section also awards an annual student prize, the `D.M. Gray Student Paper Award in Hydrology'. Details can be obtained through the CGU-HS secretariat at the addresses noted below.