本书是一部深度聚焦水文科学界巨擘刘昌明院士人生轨迹与科研征程的精心力作。书中如实展现他从艰难求学到学术登顶的非凡历程，其在水文水资源领域的钻研堪称精深卓绝。从构建开创性的径流计算模式，为铁路建设与水利工程破局；到领航南水北调环评、力挽华北水危机，每一项成就皆熠熠生辉。读者可于此书真切感受院士的创新智慧、坚毅执着与爱国担当，其生平故事不仅是水科学发展的生动缩影，更是鼓舞科研志士砥砺前行、续写水科学辉煌篇章的磅礴力量源泉，诚为科研爱好者与从业者必读之典范传记。

以细腻笔触回溯了刘昌明院士的传奇一生。刘昌明生于战乱年代，辗转求学，矢志于水文探索。在学术征程中，他于西北铁路沿线精准构建水文计算模型，为工程筑牢根基；深度钻研南水北调工程，科学权衡利弊，精心规划水资源配置；全力攻克华北节水难题，创新理论与技术，实现水资源高效利用；率先倡导生态水文前沿理念，为水生态和谐发展保驾护航。本书生动呈现其辉煌成就、创新理念及坚韧不拔精神，为读者开启领略水文大家风范、汲取智慧力量的精彩之旅。

老科学家学术成长资料采集工程简介总序一 ··································································韩启德总序二 ··································································白春礼总序三 ··································································周 济序 ········································································孙福宝导 言 ········································································· 1第一章　家世启蒙与中学教育 ·········································· 11幼年磨难 ······························································· 11中学学习生活 ························································· 13第二章　大学时代 ························································ 17踏上西安求学的道路················································· 17选定地理学专业 ······················································ 19钻研学习　发表学术论文 ··········································· 20参加秦岭地质科考 ··················································· 23入职中国科学院地理研究所 ········································ 24第三章　科研启航 ························································ 26到北京开展地理水文研究 ··········································· 26北京大学讲授《陆地水文学》 ······································ 28受前辈影响研究河水季节变化类型 ······························· 31甘青综考任组长，研究甘肃内陆河 ······························· 34思考“怎样学习水文地理” ········································· 38求索水文过程形成机制 ·············································· 40第四章　留学苏联 ························································ 43面试崭露头角 ························································· 43重视实践总结　发表俄文论文 ····································· 44爱国情怀 ······························································· 47第五章　创建径流实验室 ················································ 49径流形成实验室创建过程 ··········································· 49径流形成实验室产出丰富成果 ····································· 51“五水”转化动力过程实验装置 ··································· 52第六章　发展野外观测技术 ············································· 55任黄龙实验站站长 ··················································· 55合作研制人工降雨器和电测土壤水分仪 ························· 57积累人工产流数据 ··················································· 58与关威喜结良缘 ······················································ 59第七章　西北铁路新线水文计算新模型 ······························ 63构建小流域暴雨径流计算公式 ····································· 64干校岁月仍痴迷专业················································· 66第八章　青藏铁路踏勘 ··················································· 69参与青藏铁路勘测 ··················································· 69科学的春天 ···························································· 74第九章　研究南水北调工程对自然环境的影响 ······················ 77筹备石家庄环评会议················································· 77合作主编《远距离调水》 ············································ 80“一分为二”的环评思想 ············································ 82南水北调东线工程 ··················································· 84南水北调中线工程 ··················································· 88南水北调西线工程 ··················································· 91科普调水工程　促进社会和谐 ····································· 93第十章　力倡节水解救华北水危机 ···································· 99参加黄淮海治理大会战 ·············································· 99联合筹建禹城实验站················································ 100出任中国科学院石家庄农业现代化研究所所长 ················ 104联合建立栾城站 ····················································· 107基 于土壤—植物—大气连续体界面理论的农业耗水调控途径 ··························································· 109节水中的“系统观”学术思想 ···································· 111当选院士 ······························································ 115第十一章　在水科学多个高地的实践 ································ 119倡导雨水利用 ························································ 119引领气候变化对水文影响研究 ···································· 122任中国少有水文“973”项目首席科学家 ······················· 123无测站流域水文预报在西藏山洪水情预报预警中的应用 ······ 126研发 HIMS 模型 ····················································· 129创建北师大水科院 ·················································· 131较早倡导生态水文研究 ············································· 133厘清生态与环境 ···················································· 139积极倡导海绵城市研究 ············································· 140第十二章　国际交流与国内外荣誉 ··································· 142担任访问罗马尼亚的俄语翻译 ···································· 142当选 IGU 副主席 ···················································· 143创立 IGU 研究组 ···················································· 144当选 IAHS-PUB-CHINA 学术指导委员会主席 ·············· 145胸怀中国水问题方略················································ 146荣誉回馈社会 ························································ 149结 语 ······································································ 152附录一 刘昌明年表····················································· 166附录二 刘昌明主要论著目录 ········································· 196后 记 ······································································ 202