Ebook: Remote Sensing in Hydrology and Water Management

The authors of this book have been approached by consulting engineers: "You know about remote sensing and thus you can obtain hydrological information where no data exist, even without ground measurements, so that I can design the required capacity of a drinking water supply reservoir in a developing country. " On the other hand, the authors have been told: "Remote sensing is not of much use since it is still impossible to estimate ground water resources or surface water flows from remote sensing data. " The major aim of this book is to correct such unjustified illusions as well as exaggerated criticism by providing the reader with sound information on the potential - and the limitations - of remote sensing in the field of hydrology and water management. The book is meant to be a reference and text; it is not a collection of papers from some meeting. The book is intended to provide methods to help the readers solve their own problems in hydrology and water management. Therefore, scientific issues are presented only as far as they are necessary for the application of remote sensing. The reader will see that in some fields, (e. g. evapotranspiration, soil moisture, hydrological modeling) the scientific development is still on the way, while in others operational techniques are already available (e. g. snow melt run­ off-model, land use classification and detection of land use changes, flood fore­ casting and control).

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Content:
Front Matter....Pages I-XX
Front Matter....Pages 1-1
Introduction....Pages 3-14
Physical Principles and Technical Aspects of Remote Sensing....Pages 15-39
Processing Remotely Sensed Data: Hardware and Software Considerations....Pages 41-63
Integration of Remotely Sensed Data into Geographical Information Systems ....Pages 65-82
Front Matter....Pages 83-83
Remote Sensing in Hydrological Modeling....Pages 85-102
Precipitation....Pages 111-132
Land-use and Catchment Characteristics....Pages 133-156
Evaporation....Pages 157-196
Soil Moisture....Pages 197-216
Remote Sensing of Surface Water....Pages 217-238
Snow and Ice....Pages 239-270
Soil Erosion....Pages 271-286
Water Quality....Pages 287-303
Groundwater....Pages 305-325
Front Matter....Pages 327-327
Introduction to and General Aspects of Water Management with the aid of Remote Sensing....Pages 329-356
Flood Forecasting and Control....Pages 357-376
Irrigation and Drainage....Pages 377-400
Computation of Hydrological Data for Design of Water Projects in Ungauged River Basins....Pages 401-418
Detection of Land Cover Change Tendencies and their Effect on Water Management....Pages 419-442
Front Matter....Pages 443-443
Future Perspectives....Pages 445-457
Back Matter....Pages 458-483

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Content:
Front Matter....Pages I-XX
Front Matter....Pages 1-1
Introduction....Pages 3-14
Physical Principles and Technical Aspects of Remote Sensing....Pages 15-39
Processing Remotely Sensed Data: Hardware and Software Considerations....Pages 41-63
Integration of Remotely Sensed Data into Geographical Information Systems ....Pages 65-82
Front Matter....Pages 83-83
Remote Sensing in Hydrological Modeling....Pages 85-102
Precipitation....Pages 111-132
Land-use and Catchment Characteristics....Pages 133-156
Evaporation....Pages 157-196
Soil Moisture....Pages 197-216
Remote Sensing of Surface Water....Pages 217-238
Snow and Ice....Pages 239-270
Soil Erosion....Pages 271-286
Water Quality....Pages 287-303
Groundwater....Pages 305-325
Front Matter....Pages 327-327
Introduction to and General Aspects of Water Management with the aid of Remote Sensing....Pages 329-356
Flood Forecasting and Control....Pages 357-376
Irrigation and Drainage....Pages 377-400
Computation of Hydrological Data for Design of Water Projects in Ungauged River Basins....Pages 401-418
Detection of Land Cover Change Tendencies and their Effect on Water Management....Pages 419-442
Front Matter....Pages 443-443
Future Perspectives....Pages 445-457
Back Matter....Pages 458-483
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