Descriptive Summary
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Publication Rights
Preferred Citation
Acquisition Information
Processing History
Collection Number
Biographical Note
Collection Scope and Contents
Collection Arrangement
Indexing Terms
Descriptive Summary
Title: Hugo B. Fischer papers
Date (inclusive): 1974-1983
Collection Number: WRCA 038
Creator:
Fischer, Hugo B.
Extent:
0.83 linear feet
(2 boxes)
Repository:
Rivera Library. Special Collections Department.
Abstract: The collection consists of reports pertaining to the study of saltwater intrusion into estuaries and heat dispersion in waterways,
and water pollution.
Languages: The collection is in English.
Access
The collection is open for research.
Publication Rights
Copyright has not been assigned to the University of California, Riverside Libraries, Special Collections & University Archives.
Distribution or reproduction of materials protected by copyright beyond that allowed by fair use requires the written permission
of the copyright owners. To the extent other restrictions apply, permission for distribution or reproduction from the applicable
rights holder is also required. Responsibility for obtaining permissions, and for any use rests exclusively with the user.
Preferred Citation
[identification of item], [date if possible]. Hugo B. Fischer papers (WRCA 038). Water Resources Collections and Archives.
Special Collections & University Archives, University of California, Riverside.
Acquisition Information
Provenance unknown.
Processing History
Processed by Water Resources Collections and Archives staff, 1999.
Collection Number
Collection number updated January 2019. Legacy collection number was FISCHER. This change was part of a project in 2018/2019
to update the collection numbers for collections in the Water Resources Collections and Archives.
Biographical Note
Hugo B. Fischer was born in Lakehurst, N.J. in 1937. He earned his Bachelor of Science in 1958, his M.S. in 1963, and his
Ph.D. in 1966, all from the California Institute of Technology. He was a professor of civil engineering at the University
of California, Berkeley from 1966 until 1983. Fischer was a recognized authority in salt-water intrusion, water pollution,
heat dispersion in waterways, and the mixing of rivers and oceans. He died in a glider accident in May 1983.
Collection Scope and Contents
The collection consists of reports pertaining to the study of saltwater intrusion into estuaries and heat dispersion in waterways,
and water pollution.
Collection Arrangement
The collection is arranged topically.
Indexing Terms
The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the
library's online public access catalog.
Subjects
University of California, Berkeley. Division of Hydraulic and Sanitary Engineering
Diffusion in hydrology -- Models
Hydraulic models
Saltwater barriers -- Models
Saltwater encroachment -- California -- Delta Region
Saltwater encroachment -- Models
Tidal currents -- California -- San Francisco Bay
Water -- Pollution -- Models
Genres and Forms of Materials
Reports