Climate in China varies from arid/semi-arid to semi-humid/humid, inducing a variety of hydrological phenomena. Under the pressure of the increasing population, in northern China the scarcity of water resources is a constraint for social and economic development, and has led to the widespread degradation of natural ecosystems and the general environment, while in southern China flooding is a great threat and the potential risks are increasing steadily. Accurate predictions of droughts and floods are extremely important to these regions. China is changing from traditional water resources usage to water resources management for sustainable development, and needs advanced hydrology for this. Provides a cross-section of the innovative research in China.
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