Bringing it all together

The various elements of the hydrological cycle are discussed in outline from the point of view of making progress in analysis through appropriate simplification of these complex processes. Parallels between stochastic and deterministic analysis and between linear and non-linear conceptual models are...

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Main Author: J. C. I. Dooge
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Copernicus Publications 2005-01-01
Series:Hydrology and Earth System Sciences
Online Access:http://www.hydrol-earth-syst-sci.net/9/3/2005/hess-9-3-2005.pdf
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Summary:The various elements of the hydrological cycle are discussed in outline from the point of view of making progress in analysis through appropriate simplification of these complex processes. Parallels between stochastic and deterministic analysis and between linear and non-linear conceptual models are referred to. The emphasis is on similarities and contrasts between the analysis of hydrologic processes over the range of scales from the water molecule to the global water balance.
ISSN:1027-5606
1607-7938