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Estimating water use in the United States : a new paradigm for the national water-use information program / Committee on USGS Water Resources Research Water Science and Technology Board, Division on Earth and Life Studies, National Research Council. - Washington, D.C. : National Academy Press, ©2002. - 1 online resource (xiii, 176 pages) : illustrations, maps

Includes bibliographical references (pages 150-154).

Front Matter -- Preface -- Contents -- Executive Summary -- 1 Introduction -- 2 The National Water-Use Information Program: Past and Present -- 3 Water Use Data and Their Application -- 4 Overview of Water Use Estimation -- 5 Stratified Random Sampling to Estimate Water Use -- 6 Regression Models of Water Use -- 7 A Vision for the NWUIP -- 8 Integrative Water Use Science -- 9 Conclusions and Recommendations -- References -- Acronyms and Abbreviations -- Appendix B Biographical Sketches of Committee Members

ISBN: 0309500400 (electronic bk.) 9780309500401 (electronic bk.) (pbk.) (pbk.)

LCCN: 2003535407

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Water use--United States.
Water consumption--United States.
Information storage and retrieval systems--Water resources development.
Eau--Utilisation--États-Unis.
Eau--Consommation--États-Unis.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS--Real Estate--General.
Information storage and retrieval systems--Water resources development.
Water consumption.
Water use.

Subjects--Geographic Terms:
United States.

Index Terms--Genre/Form:
Electronic books.
Electronic books.

LC Class. No.: TD345 / .E77 2002eb

Dewey Class. No.: 333.91/13/0973