Thorsten Wagener

Most researchers advance their field of study through their particular findings and research contributions. A much smaller group advances their field by giving it structure and by organizing the knowledge that is already available. Ven Te Chow belongs to the latter group. His book Applied Hydrology, written with two of his former PhD students, is still the one book in the field of hydrology that structures all our knowledge in a consistent manner. It is the first book I would recommend to anybody studying hydrology—over twenty years after it was written—and it has greatly influenced my thinking!