A Framework to Reassess Basic Research and Educational Priorities in Hydrological Sciences For GEO-2000 and Beyond

9820275 GUPTA水文科学，作为一个独特的，新的，跨学科的地球科学，是在1991年的国家研究理事会的一份报告中被称为“水文科学的机会”。 地球科学理事会（GEO）提出的一项名为GEO-2000的新倡议为广大水文学界提供了一个独特的机会，使其能够采取措施制定一项全面的长期计划，该计划可以作为增加NSF水文科学基础资金的基础。 与此同时，该计划将提供一个基础，以评估由于扩大供资基础而取得的成就和进展，并确定未来的需求。 该提案涉及如何在涉及三个步骤的广泛科学框架内制定和执行这样一项计划。 第一步是准备“概念文件”或“科学计划”。 第二步是组织一个小型研讨会，将科学计划作为讨论文件。 研讨会将于一九九九年二月二十八日前向地球观测组织提交初步建议。 第三步是广泛宣传前两个步骤的成果，并寻求广大国家和国际水文界的投入。 这第三步将作为对初步建议进行适当修订的基础，在1999年秋季之前为“全球环境展望-2000报告”编写一套“修订建议”，并为全球环境展望-2000之后的未来行动项目制定计划。

9820275GUPTAHydrologic Sciences, as a distinct, new, interdisciplinary Geoscience, was conceived in 1991 in a report of the National Research Council called "Opportunities in Hydrologic Sciences". A new initiative by the Directorate for Geosciences (GEO) called GEO-2000 offers a unique opportunity for the broad hydrology community to take steps to develop a comprehensive, long ten-n plan which can serve as a basis to enhance base funding in hydrologic sciences at NSF. Simultaneously, this plan would provide a basis for taking stock of ma or accomplishments and advancements which would result from an enhanced funding base, and identifying future needs. This proposal addresses how such a plan can be developed and implemented within a broad scientific framework involving three steps. The first step is to prepare a 'concept paper' or a 'science plan'. The second step is to organize a small workshop in which the science plan will serve as a discussion document. The workshop will send its 'initial recommendations' to GEO by February 28, 1999. The third step is to widely publicize the outcome of the first two steps, and seek input from the broad national and international hydrology community. This third step will serve as the basis for making appropriate revisions into initial recommendations, preparing a set of 'revised recommendations' for the 'GEO-2000 report' by the fall of 1999, and making plans for future action items beyond GEO-2000.