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Hydrologic inferences from comparisons among small basin experiments

Hydrologic inferences from comparisons among small basin experiments J. A. Jones1 and F. J. Swanson2 Department of Geosciences, Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR 97331-5506, USA 2 USDA Forest Service, Pacific Northern Research Station, Corvallis, OR 97331, USA Correspondence to: J. A. Jones, Department of Geosciences, Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR 97331-5506, USA. E-mail: jonesj@geo.orst.edu The hydrologic community is poised to make important advances in basic hydrology through comparative analysis of small basin experiments around the world. Existing long-term records from small basins have already enriched our knowledge of fundamental processes and important societal issues, and yet they contain a wealth of untapped information about hydrologic and biogeochemical responses to climate change, natural disturbance and human activities over a wide range of climate, geophysical and vegetation settings. Background Since near the start of the 20th century, small experimental basin studies in a wide variety of environments have contributed to basic understanding of hydrology, but their role has declined in the past several decades. Small basin studies have been criticized for having a parochial, management-oriented focus, lacking emphasis on process, and having outlived their relevance to the management treatments. New scientific tools and issues have shifted hydrologists’ focus away from small basins to coarser and finer spatial scales, http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Hydrological Processes Wiley

Hydrologic inferences from comparisons among small basin experiments

Jones, J. A.; Swanson, F. J.
Hydrological Processes , Volume 15 (12) – Aug 30, 2001
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J. A. Jones1 and F. J. Swanson2 Department of Geosciences, Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR 97331-5506, USA 2 USDA Forest Service, Pacific Northern Research Station, Corvallis, OR 97331, USA Correspondence to: J. A. Jones, Department of Geosciences, Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR 97331-5506, USA. E-mail: jonesj@geo.orst.edu The hydrologic community is poised to make important advances in basic hydrology through comparative analysis of small basin experiments around the world. Existing long-term records from small basins have already enriched our knowledge of fundamental processes and important societal issues, and yet they contain a wealth of untapped information about hydrologic and biogeochemical responses to climate change, natural disturbance and human activities over a wide range of climate, geophysical and vegetation settings. Background Since near the start of the 20th century, small experimental basin studies in a wide variety of environments have contributed to basic understanding of hydrology, but their role has declined in the past several decades. Small basin studies have been criticized for having a parochial, management-oriented focus, lacking emphasis on process, and having outlived their relevance to the management treatments. New scientific tools and issues have shifted hydrologists’ focus away from small basins to coarser and finer spatial scales,

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