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Water conservation from mountains to desert
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clusions in the report, as well as the descriptions of river basins, individual valleys and specific localities, are still permanent. The paper is composed of eight separate parts, as follows: 'The Meteorologic Phenomenon of Drought in the Southwest'; 'General Effects of Drought on Water Resources of the Southwest'; 'Effects of Drought in Central and South Texas' ; 'Effects of Drought in the Rio Grande Basin' ; 'Effects of Drought in Basins of Interior Drainage'; 'Effects of Drought in the Colorado River Basin'; 'Effects of Drought along the Pacific Coast in California' ; 'General Summary of Effects of Drought in the Southwest'. Hydrologic data for experimental agricultural watersheds in the United States, 1956-59. Washington, D.C., Agricultural Research Service, United States Department of Agriculture, 1963. (Miscellaneous publications no. 945.) Price $ 5. This report presents basic data on monthly precipitation and runoff; annual maximum discharges and volumes of runoff; and selected runoff events with associated data on rainfall, land use, and antecedent conditions for agricultural watersheds where research studies were in progress ill the period 1956-59. Surface energy balance in arid lands agriculture, 1960-1961. Washington, D.C. Agricultural Research Service, United States Department of Agriculture, 1963. 46 pp. (Production research report no. 76). This report discusses methods and preliminary results of a study of the disposition of radiant energy over bare land that is wetted or ponded in an arid, hot climate. Evaporative flux at the surface is evaluated from a triplicate precision weighing lysimeter installation. Other methods described are conventional. Water conservation from mountains to desert. Phoenix, Ariz., Arizona State Land Department, Watershed Management Division, 1964.40 pp. This publication comprises the papers presented at the seventh annual Arizona Watershed Symposium held on 18 September 1963. Topics covered include some of the measures desert communities will have to employ to assure themselves of adequate supplies of water. Water Resources Economics Con]~renee. Los Angeles, University of California, Water Resources Center, 1964. (Report no. 4.) This report comprises the proceedings of tile Water Resources Economics Conference held at the University of California Alumni Center, Lake Tahoe, California, from 30 September to 2 October, 1963. It contains recommendations for research and education in the social sciences' aspect of water resources. Water yield in relation to enviromnent in the Southwestern United States. Alpine, Texas, Southwestern and Rocky Mountain Division of the American Association for the Advancement of Science. 74 pp. The proceedings of the symposium held at Sul Ross State College in May, 1960; the fourth in the series of annual symposia on the Southwest, organized by the Committee on Desert and Arid Zone Research. (Arid Zone, No. 25, 1964).
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clusions in the report, as well as the descriptions of river basins, individual valleys and specific localities, are still permanent. The paper is composed of eight separate parts, as follows: 'The Meteorologic Phenomenon of Drought in the Southwest'; 'General Effects of Drought on Water Resources of the Southwest'; 'Effects of Drought in Central and South Texas' ; 'Effects of Drought in the Rio Grande Basin' ; 'Effects of Drought in Basins of Interior Drainage'; 'Effects of Drought in the Colorado River Basin'; 'Effects of Drought along the Pacific Coast in California' ; 'General Summary of Effects of Drought in the Southwest'. Hydrologic data for experimental agricultural watersheds in the United States, 1956-59. Washington, D.C., Agricultural Research Service, United States Department of Agriculture, 1963. (Miscellaneous publications no. 945.) Price $ 5. This report presents basic data on monthly precipitation and runoff; annual maximum discharges and volumes of runoff; and selected runoff events with associated data on rainfall, land use, and antecedent conditions for agricultural watersheds where research studies were in progress ill the period 1956-59. Surface energy balance in arid lands agriculture, 1960-1961. Washington, D.C. Agricultural Research Service, United States Department of Agriculture, 1963. 46 pp. (Production research report no. 76). This report discusses methods and preliminary results of a study of the disposition of radiant energy over bare land that is wetted or ponded in an arid, hot climate. Evaporative flux at the surface is evaluated from a triplicate precision weighing lysimeter installation. Other methods described are conventional. Water conservation from mountains to desert. Phoenix, Ariz., Arizona State Land Department, Watershed Management Division, 1964.40 pp. This publication comprises the papers presented at the seventh annual Arizona Watershed Symposium held on 18 September 1963. Topics covered include some of the measures desert communities will have to employ to assure themselves of adequate supplies of water. Water Resources Economics Con]~renee. Los Angeles, University of California, Water Resources Center, 1964. (Report no. 4.) This report comprises the proceedings of tile Water Resources Economics Conference held at the University of California Alumni Center, Lake Tahoe, California, from 30 September to 2 October, 1963. It contains recommendations for research and education in the social sciences' aspect of water resources. Water yield in relation to enviromnent in the Southwestern United States. Alpine, Texas, Southwestern and Rocky Mountain Division of the American Association for the Advancement of Science. 74 pp. The proceedings of the symposium held at Sul Ross State College in May, 1960; the fourth in the series of annual symposia on the Southwest, organized by the Committee on Desert and Arid Zone Research. (Arid Zone, No. 25, 1964).