02141naa a2200289 a 450000100080000000500110000800800410001910000140006024501290007426000090020352013160021265300210152865300110154965300090156065300160156965300250158570000180161070000280162870000150165670000210167170000150169270000210170770000140172870000180174270000190176077300720177911294642020-03-20       2019    bl uuuu     u00u1 u    #d1 aHAMEL, P.  aThe value of hydrologic information for watershed management programsbThe case of Cambori??, Brazil.h[electronic resource]  c2019  aInvestments in watershed services programs hold the promise to protect and restore ecosystems and water resources. The design and implementation of such programs is often accompanied by hydrologic modeling and monitoring, although the role of hydrologic information in meeting the needs of program managers remains unclear. In the Cambori?? watershed, Brazil, we explored the value of hydrologic modeling and monitoring with respect to two dimensions: scientific credibility and use of generated knowledge in the design, implementation, and evaluation of the watershed management program. We used a combination of semi-structured interviews, focus groups, and hydrologic modeling under various levels of data availability to examine when improved models and data availability might build credibility and provide more useful information for decision makers. We found that hydrologic information was not actually used for the detailed design, but rather contributed to broad -scale support of the program by increasing scientific credibility. Model sophistication and data availability improved the credibility of hydrologic information but did not affect actual decisions related to program design. Hydrologic monitoring data were critical for model calibration, and high-resolution land use and land cover data,  adecision support  aInVEST  aSWAT  auncertainty  awatershed management1 aBREMER, L. L.1 aPONETTE-GONZALEZ, A. G.1 aACOSTA, E.1 aFISHER, J. R. B.1 aSTEELE, B.1 aCAVASSANI, A. T.1 aKLEMZ, C.1 aBLAINSKI, ??.1 aBRAUMAN, K. A.  tScience of The Total Environment, Amsterd??gn. 704, p. 1-43, 2019.