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SPARROW models and interactive mappers to improve understanding of environmental processes
SPARROW models and interactive mappers to improve understanding of environmental processes
The USGS is at the forefront of devising new techniques and computer software to solve practical problems in the study of water resources. Predictive models are needed to make informed decisions in many emerging areas related to the effects of water resources development. Governments, scientists, and engineers in the private sector regularly use USGS models as an integral part of their work.
The USGS is at the forefront of devising new techniques and computer software to solve practical problems in the study of water resources. Predictive models are needed to make informed decisions in many emerging areas related to the effects of water resources development. New models and methods enhance all USGS water programs. State and local governments as well as scientists and engineers in the private sector regularly use USGS models as an integral part of their work.
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