Remote Sensing Of Hydrological Extremes (springer Remote Sensing/photogrammetry)
by Venkat Lakshmi /
2016 / English / PDF
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This volume provides in-depth coverage of the latest in remote
sensing of hydrological extremes: both floods and
droughts. The book is divided into two distinct sections –
floods and droughts – and offers a variety of techniques for
monitoring each.
This volume provides in-depth coverage of the latest in remote
sensing of hydrological extremes: both floods and
droughts. The book is divided into two distinct sections –
floods and droughts – and offers a variety of techniques for
monitoring each.With rapid advances in computer modelling and observing
systems, floods and droughts are studied with greater precision
today than ever before. Land surface models, especially over the
entire Continental United States, can map the hydrological cycle
at kilometre and sub-kilometre scales. In the case of smaller
areas there is even higher spatial resolution and the only
limiting factor is the resolution of input data. In-situ sensors
are automated and the data is directly relayed to the world wide
web for many hydrological variables such as precipitation, soil
moisture, surface temperature and heat fluxes. In addition,
satellite remote sensing has advanced to providing twice a day
repeat observations at kilometre to ten-kilometre spatial scales.
With rapid advances in computer modelling and observing
systems, floods and droughts are studied with greater precision
today than ever before. Land surface models, especially over the
entire Continental United States, can map the hydrological cycle
at kilometre and sub-kilometre scales. In the case of smaller
areas there is even higher spatial resolution and the only
limiting factor is the resolution of input data. In-situ sensors
are automated and the data is directly relayed to the world wide
web for many hydrological variables such as precipitation, soil
moisture, surface temperature and heat fluxes. In addition,
satellite remote sensing has advanced to providing twice a day
repeat observations at kilometre to ten-kilometre spatial scales.
We are at a critical juncture in the study of hydrological
extremes, and the GPM and SMAP missions as well as the MODIS and
GRACE sensors give us more tools and data than were ever
available before. A global variety of chapter authors provides
wide-ranging perspectives and case studies that will make this
book an indispensable resource for researchers, engineers, and
even emergency management and insurance professionals who study
and/or manage hydrological extremes.
We are at a critical juncture in the study of hydrological
extremes, and the GPM and SMAP missions as well as the MODIS and
GRACE sensors give us more tools and data than were ever
available before. A global variety of chapter authors provides
wide-ranging perspectives and case studies that will make this
book an indispensable resource for researchers, engineers, and
even emergency management and insurance professionals who study
and/or manage hydrological extremes.