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National Weather Service Hydrologic Program

ASCE Conf. Proc. doi:http://dx.doi.org/10.1061/40738(140)19

Water Resources and Environmental History
Proceedings of EWRI Annual Meeting 2004
Robert A. Clark, M.ASCE

Adjunct Professor, Department of Hydrology and Water Resources, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ 85721

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  • Abstract
A brief history of the evolution of the Hydrologic Services Program of the United States National Weather Service is presented. Since creation of the Weather Bureau in 1870 under the Army Signal Corps and passage of an Act by Congress to transfer it to a civilian service in 1890, weather and hydrologic services in the United States have made significant strides toward creation of a service to provide environmental information, for historical, current and future conditions, to all citizens. Environmental science has greatly advanced over the past 133 years, particularly since 1940. Special studies and international activities have played an important role in hydrologic development in the National Weather Service. Much of this progress has been related to intergovernmental activities. Future programs promise even further improvements and better real‐time service.

© 2004 ASCE

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http://dx.doi.org/10.1061/40738(140)19

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0‐7844‐0738‐X

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