Author: Geological Survey (U.S.)Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 70
Book Description
Strategic Plan for the U.S. Geological Survey, 1996 to 2005
Author: Geological Survey (U.S.)Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 70
Book Description
Strategic Plan for the U.S. Geological Survey, 1996 to 2005
Author: Geological Survey (U.S.)Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 68
Book Description
Strategic Plan for the National Mapping Division of the U.S. Geological Survey
Author: Department of the Interior and Related Agencies Appropriations for 1998: U.S. Geological Survey
Author: United States. Congress. House. Committee on Appropriations. Subcommittee on Department of the Interior and Related AgenciesPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 590
Book Description
Department of the Interior and Related Agencies Appropriations for 1998: U.S. Geological Survey .... Bureau of Indian Affairs
Author: United States. Congress. House. Committee on Appropriations. Subcommittee on Department of the Interior and Related AgenciesPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : United States
Languages : en
Pages : 580
Book Description
Future Roles and Opportunities for the U.S. Geological Survey
Author: National Research CouncilPublisher: National Academies Press
ISBN: 0309072646
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 189
Book Description
The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) has adapted to the changing political, economic, and technical state of the nation and the world since it was established in the late nineteenth century. Over a period of more than 120 years, the USGS has evolved from a small group of scientists who collected data and provided guidance on how to parcel, manage, and use the public lands of the West to an agency comprised of thousands of scientists who conduct research and assessment activities on complex scientific issues at scales ranging from the local to the global. The USGS will no doubt continue to evolve and adapt to meet changing national needs. In fact, the recent integration of the National Biological Service and parts of the U.S. Bureau of Mines into the USGS presents an ideal opportunity to examine the agency's vision, mission, role, and scientific opportunities as the organization begins the early years of the twenty-first century. The USGS recognized the need to adapt to changing demands when it asked the National Research Council (NRC) to undertake this study. The NRC formed a multidisciplinary committee of 16 experts to address issues related to the future roles, challenges, and opportunities of the agency.
Watershed Research in the U.S. Geological Survey
Author: Committee on U.S. Geological SurveyPublisher: National Academies Press
ISBN: 0309590345
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 97
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.
Watershed Research in the U.S. Geological Survey
Author: National Research CouncilPublisher: National Academies Press
ISBN: 0309057396
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 97
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.
Hydrologic Hazards Science at the U.S. Geological Survey
Author: National Research CouncilPublisher: National Academies Press
ISBN: 0309062829
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 182
Book Description
Losses of life and property in the United States-and throughout the world-resulting from hydrologic hazards, including floods, droughts, and related phenomena, are significant and increasing. Public awareness of, and federal attention to, natural disaster reduction, with a focus on mitigation or preparedness so as to minimize the impacts of such events, have probably never been greater than at present. With over three-quarters of federal disaster declarations resulting from water-related events, national interest in having the best-possible hydrologic data, information, and knowledge as the basis for assessment and reduction of risks from hydrologic hazards is clear. The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) plays a variety of unique and critical roles relevant to hydrologic hazard understanding, preparedness, and response. The agency's data collection, research, techniques development, and interpretive studies provide the essential bases for national, state, and local hydrologic hazard risk assessment and reduction efforts. This work includes some of the more traditional activities of the Water Resources Division (e.g., streamflow measurement) and some of the more innovative interdisciplinary activities (e.g., hydrologic research, educational outreach, real-time data transmission, and risk communication) being pursued in cooperation with other divisions of the USGS, other federal and state agencies, and other local entities. This report aims to help shape a strategy and improve the overall framework of USGS efforts in these important areas.
Oversight Hearing on Compliance by Certain Departments with the Government Performance and Results Act
Author: United States. Congress. House. Committee on Resources. Subcommittee on Water and PowerPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 104
Book Description