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Category : Hydrology
Languages : en
Pages : 352
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Water-resources Investigations Report
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Category : Hydrology
Languages : en
Pages : 352
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Category : Hydrology
Languages : en
Pages : 352
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Fifth Annual Climate Assessment, 1993
Author: Climate Analysis Center (U.S.)
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Category : Climate
Languages : en
Pages : 132
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Category : Climate
Languages : en
Pages : 132
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The Great Flood of 1993 Post-flood Report
Author: United States. Army. Corps of Engineers. North Central Division
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Category : Flood damage
Languages : en
Pages : 104
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Category : Flood damage
Languages : en
Pages : 104
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The Soil Conservation Service Responds to the 1993 Midwest Floods
Author: Steven Phillips
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Category : Emergency management
Languages : en
Pages : 180
Book Description
The goal of this study is to assist in program management by pointing out problems, both recurring and unique to 1993, which hamper an effective response to natural disasters. Starting from a historical summary of flooding on the upper Mississippi and lower Missouri rivers, it then describes 1993's disaster. Next, the general approach of the White House and Congress to flood recovery is examined. The activities of individual U.S. Department of Agriculture agencies also receive attention. Most of the document focuses on the Soil Conservation Service's flood recovery program, new wetlands and levee policies, and the vexing problems encountered in this work. Finally, the Service's work in each of the nine flood states will be discussed in detail.
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Category : Emergency management
Languages : en
Pages : 180
Book Description
The goal of this study is to assist in program management by pointing out problems, both recurring and unique to 1993, which hamper an effective response to natural disasters. Starting from a historical summary of flooding on the upper Mississippi and lower Missouri rivers, it then describes 1993's disaster. Next, the general approach of the White House and Congress to flood recovery is examined. The activities of individual U.S. Department of Agriculture agencies also receive attention. Most of the document focuses on the Soil Conservation Service's flood recovery program, new wetlands and levee policies, and the vexing problems encountered in this work. Finally, the Service's work in each of the nine flood states will be discussed in detail.
Watershed Research in the U.S. Geological Survey
Author: National Research Council
Publisher: National Academies Press
ISBN: 0309174821
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 96
Book Description
Watershed research is conducted by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) to expand our understanding of basic hydrologic mechanisms and their responses at the watershed scale and to provide information that serves as the basis for water and environmental management activities carried out largely by other governmental and private entities. The work of the USGS in this area is carried out by its Water Resources Division and occurs in three general program areas: basic research, regional and site assessments, and data collection. These activities are becoming increasingly important, especially in the context of water and environmental management, where contemporary problems are being approached more than ever on an integrated ecosystems or watershed basis and where the underlying physical, chemical, and biological science is complex. Although the value of this type of hydrologic research is well recognized within the USGS, available financial resources to support it remain modest. Thus, this study seeks to help maximize the effectiveness of the agency's work. The study took two years, during which time the committee visited field sites, received briefings, reviewed descriptive materials, deliberated toward conclusions, and wrote this report. Recommendations are intended to assist the USGS in improving its overall strategy for work in this area; descriptions of a number of scientific opportunities are included, and appropriate circumstances for collaboration with and support for others are identified.
Publisher: National Academies Press
ISBN: 0309174821
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 96
Book Description
Watershed research is conducted by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) to expand our understanding of basic hydrologic mechanisms and their responses at the watershed scale and to provide information that serves as the basis for water and environmental management activities carried out largely by other governmental and private entities. The work of the USGS in this area is carried out by its Water Resources Division and occurs in three general program areas: basic research, regional and site assessments, and data collection. These activities are becoming increasingly important, especially in the context of water and environmental management, where contemporary problems are being approached more than ever on an integrated ecosystems or watershed basis and where the underlying physical, chemical, and biological science is complex. Although the value of this type of hydrologic research is well recognized within the USGS, available financial resources to support it remain modest. Thus, this study seeks to help maximize the effectiveness of the agency's work. The study took two years, during which time the committee visited field sites, received briefings, reviewed descriptive materials, deliberated toward conclusions, and wrote this report. Recommendations are intended to assist the USGS in improving its overall strategy for work in this area; descriptions of a number of scientific opportunities are included, and appropriate circumstances for collaboration with and support for others are identified.
The Great Flood Of 1993
Author: Stanley Changnon
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1000301982
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 314
Book Description
The flood that affected a third of the United States during the summer of 1993 was the nation's worst, ranking as a once-in-300-years event. It severely tested national, state, and local systems for managing natural resources and for handling emergencies, illuminating both the strengths and weaknesses in existing methods of preparing for and dealing with massive prolonged flooding. Through detailed case studies, this volume diagnoses the social and economic impacts of the disaster, assessing how resource managers, flood forecasters, public institutions, the private sector, and millions of volunteers responded to it. The first comprehensive evaluation of the 1993 flood, this book examines the way in which floods are forecast and monitored, the effectiveness of existing recovery processes, and how the nation manages its floodplains. The volume concludes with recommendations for the future, in hope of better preparing the country for the next flood or other comparable disaster.
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1000301982
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 314
Book Description
The flood that affected a third of the United States during the summer of 1993 was the nation's worst, ranking as a once-in-300-years event. It severely tested national, state, and local systems for managing natural resources and for handling emergencies, illuminating both the strengths and weaknesses in existing methods of preparing for and dealing with massive prolonged flooding. Through detailed case studies, this volume diagnoses the social and economic impacts of the disaster, assessing how resource managers, flood forecasters, public institutions, the private sector, and millions of volunteers responded to it. The first comprehensive evaluation of the 1993 flood, this book examines the way in which floods are forecast and monitored, the effectiveness of existing recovery processes, and how the nation manages its floodplains. The volume concludes with recommendations for the future, in hope of better preparing the country for the next flood or other comparable disaster.
Spatial Data in Geographic Information System Format on Agricultural Chemical Use, Land Use, Cropping Practices in United States
Author: William A. Battaglin
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Category : Agricultural chemicals
Languages : en
Pages : 110
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Category : Agricultural chemicals
Languages : en
Pages : 110
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Environmental Quality
Author: Council on Environmental Quality (U.S.)
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Category : Environmental health
Languages : en
Pages : 416
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Category : Environmental health
Languages : en
Pages : 416
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Monthly Catalogue, United States Public Documents
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Category : Government publications
Languages : en
Pages : 1012
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Category : Government publications
Languages : en
Pages : 1012
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Monthly Catalog of United States Government Publications
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Category : Government publications
Languages : en
Pages : 1016
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Publisher:
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Category : Government publications
Languages : en
Pages : 1016
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