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Estimating the Economic Costs of Hydrologic Data Collection

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  • Todd Goninon
  • Paul Pretto
  • Geoff Smith
  • Alan Atkins

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This paper examines the estimation of the economic costs of hydrologic data collection using the concept of opportunity cost. The opportunity cost of operating a hydrologic data collection network is equal to the maximum value the resources used in its operation would have if they were free to be used in another area. A method for estimating the opportunity cost of operating individual stations is developed in this paper. This method is then demonstrated using representative opportunity cost estimates for individual stations in a hypothetical network based on the Victorian hydrologic data collection network, Australia. An important distinction is made between financial costs and economic costs, particularly with respect to their relative suitabilities for use in different applications. Copyright Kluwer Academic Publishers 1997

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  • Todd Goninon & Paul Pretto & Geoff Smith & Alan Atkins, 1997. "Estimating the Economic Costs of Hydrologic Data Collection," Water Resources Management: An International Journal, Published for the European Water Resources Association (EWRA), Springer;European Water Resources Association (EWRA), vol. 11(4), pages 283-303, August.
    • Handle: RePEc:spr:waterr:v:11:y:1997:i:4:p:283-303
    DOI: 10.1023/A:1007939214618
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    1. Omvir Singh & A. Sarangi & Milap Sharma, 2008. "Hypsometric Integral Estimation Methods and its Relevance on Erosion Status of North-Western Lesser Himalayan Watersheds," Water Resources Management: An International Journal, Published for the European Water Resources Association (EWRA), Springer;European Water Resources Association (EWRA), vol. 22(11), pages 1545-1560, November.

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