Water Resources Research Act Program
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The Water Resources Research Act Program is a Federal-State partnership that plans, facilitates, and conducts research that helps resolve State and regional water problems; promotes technology transfer; promotes dissemination and application of research; trains scientists through participation in research; and awards competitive grants under the Water Resources Research Act.
The Institutes
There are 54 Water Resources Research Institutes or Centers, one in each of the 50 states as well as the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands, and Guam.
Institute DirectoryGrant Applications
The request for FY 2020 Annual Base Grant (104b) applications has been announced. Download the announcement here.
The request for FY 2020 National Competitive Grant (104g) applications has been announced. Download the announcement here.
Grants and Internships
The state water resources research institutes, organized as the National Institutes for Water Resources (NIWR), cooperate with the USGS to support water research through these grants and internships:
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Publications
Satellite image atlas of glaciers of the world
U.S. Geological Survey Professional Paper 1386, Satellite Image Atlas of Glaciers of the World, contains 11 chapters designated by the letters A through K. Chapter A provides a comprehensive, yet concise, review of the "State of the Earth's Cryosphere at the Beginning of the 21st Century: Glaciers, Global Snow Cover, Floating Ice, and Permafrost...
Williams, Richard S.; Ferrigno, Jane G.; Williams, Richard S.; Ferrigno, Jane G.