@article{d3a3bdb1cdce4a6fa011840774e3d3db,
title = "Emerging Fields in Hydrology",
author = "Singh, {Vijay P.} and Ximing Cai and Solomon Vimal",
note = "Here is our vision. First, societal demand for the actual use of hydrologic models to solve various pressing water resources management problems will increase, that is, a timely need to move from research to practice. Second, the emphasis on linking hydrologic models to environmental and ecosystem models, economic models, and decision models will increase (i.e.,based on psychology and user interface research) to form a portfolio of models to solve real-world problems (such as SUMMA). Third, the emphasis will be on model uncertainty and reliability to increase users trust to use a model and on user-friendliness to allow easy use of the model. Fourth, modeling will take advantage of information technology, computer-based design, artificial intelligence, and various data collection and processing technologies (such as remote sensing with finer resolutions in space and time and inexpensive local sensor and monitoring networks). Finally, a number of competing models will possess complementary strengths and weaknesses when describing various hydrologic processes, which will support the development of the Next Generation Water Resources Modeling Framework (Nextgen) led by NOAA Office of Water Prediction (OWP). The holy grail will be whether a unified modeling framework can be conceptualized (see Singh and Vimal 2022a). All these efforts can be supported by new technologies, such as AI, advanced computing using GPUs, social platforms, web links, computing software, IT, large language models (ChatGPT), and basic theoretical discoveries (Vimal and Singh 2022) in various areas of hydrology. Finally, the emerging areas in hydrology with the environmental and socioeconomic driving forces and scientific and technological advances should be used to inform and reshape education in water resources engineering and science to train the next generation of professionals equipped to address the grand challenges previously introduced.",
year = "2025",
month = apr,
day = "1",
doi = "10.1061/JHYEFF.HEENG-6423",
language = "English (US)",
volume = "30",
journal = "Journal of Hydrologic Engineering",
issn = "1084-0699",
publisher = "American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE)",
number = "2",
}