Research developments in the hydrological sciences in Canada (1995–1998): surface water — quantity, quality and ecology
✍ Scribed by O. Slaymaker
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 2000
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 94 KB
- Volume
- 14
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0885-6087
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✦ Synopsis
Canadian research contributions to quantity\ quality and ecology of surface waters during 0884Ð0887 "071 items# are summarized under six headings] understanding the pristine hydrological system "38#^climate varia! bility and hydrological systems "12#^stream~ow data\ modelling and simulation "12#^regional\ international and ~ood hydrology "20#^land use e}ects on the hydrological system "24#^and sustainability of hydrological systems "10#[ The most encouraging developments have occurred in increased understanding of the inter! connectedness of components of the hydrological cycle and\ especially\ of the links between biosphere and hydrosphere[ Canadian hydrologists also have played a signi_cant role in global environmental change research and in applied development research[ The most discouraging development has been the collapse of the national water monitoring programme and the decay of integrated experimental research areas[ The overall impression is that hydrology in Canada is a maturing discipline^the physical\ chemical and biological components are becoming less isolated^and anthropogenic impacts on surface water are more frequently considered to fall within the purview of hydrological science[ The role of hydrology in relation to sustainability is increasingly actively debated[