Celebrating hydrologic science: The “Science is Essential” collection

Abstract

Water Resources Research published nine commentaries in the AGU “Science is Essential” collection. The goal of these papers is to celebrate the advances in hydrologic science, to show how hydrologic science is essential for society, and to illustrate how hydrologic science has influenced policies. Here we provide a brief introduction to these papers, to encourage you to explore them in full.

A new flow for Canadian young hydrologists: Key scientific challenges addressed by research cultural shifts

“…With the rise of disciplines such as ecohydrology (Hunt & Wilcox, ), socio‐hydrology (Sipavalan, 2012), and cryohydrology (Woo, ), hydrology research projects are becoming increasingly interdisciplinary, presenting both challenges and opportunities for ECRs. New research niches bridge the gap between hydrology, atmospheric science, biology, ecology, geochemistry, geomorphology, and social science (Clark, Luce, & van Meerveld, ; Blöschl et al, ). Though inter‐ and multidisciplinary work sometimes faces funding challenges (Bozhkova, 2016), it is essential to address societal needs that often lie at the intersection of scientific disciplines (Nature Editorial, ).…”