Remote Sensing in Northern Hydrology
Title | Remote Sensing in Northern Hydrology PDF eBook |
Author | Claude R. Dugua |
Publisher | American Geophysical Union |
Pages | 166 |
Release | 2005-01-14 |
Genre | Science |
ISBN | 0875904289 |
Published by the American Geophysical Union as part of the Geophysical Monograph Series, Volume 163. The North, with its vast and varied landscapes, sparse population, and cold climate has always challenged its explorers: physically, mentally, logistically, and technically. The scientific community in particular has known such challenges in the past and does so today, especially in light of the projected intensification of climate change at high latitudes. Indeed, there are clear signs that change is already ongoing in many environmental variables: Air temperature and annual precipitation (including snowfall) are increasing in many regions; spring snow cover extent is decreasing; lake and river ice freeze-up dates are occurring later and breakup dates earlier; glaciers are retreating rapidly; permafrost temperatures are increasing and, in many cases, the permafrost is thawing; and sea-ice extent is at record minimums and thinning.
Land Surface Remote Sensing in Continental Hydrology
Title | Land Surface Remote Sensing in Continental Hydrology PDF eBook |
Author | Nicolas Baghdadi |
Publisher | Elsevier |
Pages | 504 |
Release | 2016-09-19 |
Genre | Science |
ISBN | 0081011814 |
The continental hydrological cycle is one of the least understood components of the climate system. The understanding of the different processes involved is important in the fields of hydrology and meteorology.In this volume the main applications for continental hydrology are presented, including the characterization of the states of continental surfaces (water state, snow cover, etc.) using active and passive remote sensing, monitoring the Antarctic ice sheet and land water surface heights using radar altimetry, the characterization of redistributions of water masses using the GRACE mission, the potential of GNSS-R technology in hydrology, and remote sensing data assimilation in hydrological models.This book, part of a set of six volumes, has been produced by scientists who are internationally renowned in their fields. It is addressed to students (engineers, Masters, PhD) , engineers and scientists, specialists in remote sensing applied to hydrology. Through this pedagogical work, the authors contribute to breaking down the barriers that hinder the use of Earth observation data. Provides clear and concise descriptions of modern remote sensing methods Explores the most current remote sensing techniques with physical aspects of the measurement (theory) and their applications Provides chapters on physical principles, measurement, and data processing for each technique described Describes optical remote sensing technology, including a description of acquisition systems and measurement corrections to be made
Remote Sensing in Hydrology
Title | Remote Sensing in Hydrology PDF eBook |
Author | Edwin T. Engman |
Publisher | Springer |
Pages | 256 |
Release | 1991 |
Genre | Science |
ISBN |
Information dealing with hydrologic cycle, precipitation, snow hydrology, evapotranspiration, runoff, soil moisture, groundwater, water quality, and water resources management and monitoring
Multiscale Hydrologic Remote Sensing
Title | Multiscale Hydrologic Remote Sensing PDF eBook |
Author | Ni-Bin Chang |
Publisher | CRC Press |
Pages | 450 |
Release | 2012-03-23 |
Genre | Technology & Engineering |
ISBN | 1000687279 |
Multiscale Hydrologic Remote Sensing: Perspectives and Applications integrates advances in hydrologic science and innovative remote sensing technologies. Raising the visibility of interdisciplinary research on water resources, it offers a suite of tools and platforms for investigating spatially and temporally continuous hydrological variables and p
The Use of Remote Sensing in Hydrology
Title | The Use of Remote Sensing in Hydrology PDF eBook |
Author | Frédéric Frappart |
Publisher | MDPI |
Pages | 259 |
Release | 2018-06-01 |
Genre | Science |
ISBN | 3038429090 |
This book is a printed edition of the Special Issue "The Use of Remote Sensing in Hydrology" that was published in Water
Remote Sensing and Water Resources
Title | Remote Sensing and Water Resources PDF eBook |
Author | A. Cazenave |
Publisher | Springer |
Pages | 336 |
Release | 2016-05-04 |
Genre | Science |
ISBN | 3319324497 |
This book is a collection of overview articles showing how space-based observations, combined with hydrological modeling, have considerably improved our knowledge of the continental water cycle and its sensitivity to climate change. Two main issues are highlighted: (1) the use in combination of space observations for monitoring water storage changes in river basins worldwide, and (2) the use of space data in hydrological modeling either through data assimilation or as external constraints. The water resources aspect is also addressed, as well as the impacts of direct anthropogenic forcing on land hydrology (e.g. ground water depletion, dam building on rivers, crop irrigation, changes in land use and agricultural practices, etc.). Remote sensing observations offer important new information on this important topic as well, which is highly useful for achieving water management objectives.Over the past 15 years, remote sensing techniques have increasingly demonstrated their capability to monitor components of the water balance of large river basins on time scales ranging from months to decades: satellite altimetry routinely monitors water level changes in large rivers, lakes and floodplains. When combined with satellite imagery, this technique can also measure surface water volume variations. Passive and active microwave sensors offer important information on soil moisture (e.g. the SMOS mission) as well as wetlands and snowpack. The GRACE space gravity mission offers, for the first time, the possibility of directly measuring spatio-temporal variations in the total vertically integrated terrestrial water storage. When combined with other space observations (e.g. from satellite altimetry and SMOS) or model estimates of surface waters and soil moisture, space gravity data can effectively measure groundwater storage variations. New satellite missions, planned for the coming years, will complement the constellation of satellites monitoring waters on land. This is particularly the case for the SWOT mission, which is expected to revolutionize land surface hydrology. Previously published in Surveys in Geophysics, Volume 37, No. 2, 2016
Remote Sensing in Hydrology and Water Management
Title | Remote Sensing in Hydrology and Water Management PDF eBook |
Author | Gert A. Schultz |
Publisher | Springer Science & Business Media |
Pages | 498 |
Release | 2012-12-06 |
Genre | Science |
ISBN | 3642595839 |
The book provides comprehensive information on possible applications of remote sensing data for hydrological monitoring and modelling as well as for water management decisions. Mathematical theory is provided only as far as it is necessary for understanding the underlying principles. The book is especially timely because of new programs and sensors that are or will be realised. ESA, NASA, NASDA as well as the Indian and the Brazilian Space Agency have recently launched satellites or developed plans for new sensor systems that will be especially pertinent to hydrology and water management. New techniques are presented whose structure differ from conventional hydrological models due to the nature of remotely sensed data.