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If only by virtue of its sheer size and many-sidedness, the European Strategic Programme for Research and Development in Information Technology (ESPRIT) must have a considerable impact upon hydrologic modeling. This impact is naturally conditioned by traditions already established in this field, not all of which are positive from the point of view of practical applications. After a brief review of the tradition, some more obviously relevant ESPRIT projects are described and their possible impacts are outlined. The notion of the “cost of capture” of such technology is introduced and the economic viability of capture of ESPRIT technology by hydrologic modeling is investigated.
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Abbott, M.B., Nielsen, J.B. (1991). The Impact of ESPRIT Projects upon the Modeling of Hydrologic Systems. In: Bowles, D.S., O’Connell, P.E. (eds) Recent Advances in the Modeling of Hydrologic Systems. NATO ASI Series, vol 345. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-011-3480-4_22
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