Land Surface Remote Sensing in Continental Hydrology

✍ Scribed by Nicolas Baghdadi, Mehrez Zribi

• Publisher: ISTE Press - Elsevier
• Year: 2016
• Tongue: English
• Leaves: 482
• Series: Remote Sensing Observations of Continential Surfaces Set
• Edition: 1
• Category: Library

✦ Synopsis

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

✦ Table of Contents

Content:
Front matter,Copyright,Foreword,Acronyms,IntroductionEntitled to full text1 - Characterization of Soil Surface Properties Using Radar Remote Sensing, Pages 1-39
2 - Estimation of Soil Water Conditions Using Passive Microwave Remote Sensing, Pages 41-78
3 - Using Satellite Scatterometers to Monitor Continental Surfaces, Pages 79-113
4 - Optical Remote Sensing of Snow Cover, Pages 115-137
5 - Snow Characterization Using Radar Imaging, Pages 139-182
6 - Spatial Altimetry and Continental Waters, Pages 183-229
7 - Radar Altimetry for Monitoring the Antarctic Ice Sheet, Pages 231-254
8 - Monitoring Water Mass Redistributions on Land and Polar Ice Sheets Using the GRACE Gravimetry from Space Mission, Pages 255-279
9 - Applications of GNSS-R in Continental Hydrology, Pages 281-322
10 - Energy Balance of Continental Surfaces and the Use of Surface Temperature, Pages 323-361
11 - Remote Sensing Data Assimilation: Applications to Catchment Hydrology, Pages 363-399
12 - Satellite Data Assimilation: Application to the Water and Carbon Cycles, Pages 401-428
Glossary, Pages 429-447
List of Authors, Pages 449-451
Index, Pages 453-456
Scientific Committee, Pages 457-458

✦ Subjects

Hydrology;Remote sensing;Hydrological surveys