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Mission:
The unit's mission is to understand the effects of changing climate, land use, and management practices on the hydrologic cycle, soil erosion processes, watershed resources, and to develop prototype decision support systems for natural resource models. Areas of research include characterizing watershed systems by quantifying: precipitation and other climatic inputs, the influence of spatial variablity and scale effects in topography, soils, land use, and management practices affecting hydrologic processes, water yield, surface and ground water quality, soil erosion, andrangeland productivity. The unit also conducts integrated systems researchfor the development of new technology to predict and assess the condition and sustainablity of agricultural watersheds and for development of decision support systems for natural resource models. Research is conducted to extend scientific findings beyond gaged experimental watersheds and to facilitate technology transfer of research data, interpretations, natural resource models, and decision support systems.