Remote sensing of water resources, disasters, and urban studies. (2015)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Edited by Prasad S. Thenkabail, Ph.D.
• Editors: Thenkabail, Prasad Srinivasa, 1958-
• Contents: HYDROLOGY AND WATER RESOURCES; Remote Sensing Technologies for Multiscale Hydrological Studies: Advances and Perspectives ; Sadiq I. Khan, Ni-Bin Chang, Yang Hong, Xianwu Xue, and Yu Zhang ; Groundwater Targeting Using Remote Sensing ; Santhosh Kumar Seelan; ; WATER USE AND WATER PRODUCTIVITY ; Remote Sensing of Actual Evapotranspiration from Croplands ; Trent W. Biggs, George P. Petropoulos, Naga Manohar Velpuri, Michael Marshall, Edward P. Glenn, Pamela Nagler, and Alex Meßina ; Water Productivity Studies from Earth Observation Data: Characterization, Modeling, and Mapping Water Use and Water Productivity ; Antônio de C. Teixeira, Fernando B. T. Hernandez, Morris Scherer-Warren, Ricardo G. Andrade, Janice F. Leivas, Daniel C. Victoria, Edson L. Bolfe, Prasad S. Thenkabail, and Renato A.M. Franco; ; FLOODS ; Flood Monitoring Using the Integration of Remote Sensing and Complementary Techniques ; Allan S. Arnesen, Frederico T. Genofre, Marcelo P. Curtarelli, and Matheus Z. Francisco ; Flood Studies Using Synthetic Aperture Radar Data ; Sandro Martinis, Claudia Kuenzer, and André Twele; ; WETLANDS ; Remote Sensing of Mangrove Wetlands ; Chandra Giri ; Wetland Mapping Methods and Techniques Using Multisensor, Multiresolution Remote Sensing: Successes and Challenges ; R. Mishra, Shuvankar Ghosh, C. Hladik, Jessica L. O’Connell, and H.J. Cho ; Inland Valley Wetland Cultivation and Preservation for Africa’s Green and Blue Revolution Using Multi-Sensor Remote Sensing ; Murali Krishna Gumma, Prasad S. Thenkabail, Irshad A. Mohammed, Pardhasaradhi Teluguntla, and Venkateswarlu Dheeravath; ; SNOW AND ICE ; Remote Sensing Mapping and Modeling of Snow Cover Parameters and Applications ; Hongjie Xie, Tiangang Liang, Xianwei Wang, and Guoqing Zhang; ; NIGHTLIGHTS ; Nighttime Light Remote Sensing: Monitoring Human Societies from Outer Space ; Qingling Zhang, Noam Levin, Christos Chalkias, and Husi Letu; ; GEOMORPHOLOGY ; Geomorphological Studies from Remote Sensing ; James B. Campbell and Lynn M. Resler; ; DROUGHTS AND DRYLANDS ; Agricultural Drought Detection and Monitoring Using Vegetation Health Methods ; Felix Kogan and Wei Guo ; Agricultural Drought Monitoring Using Space-Derived Vegetation and Biophysical Products: A Global Perspective ; Felix Rembold, Michele Meroni, Oscar Rojas, Clement Atzberger, Frederic Ham, and Erwann Fillol ; Remote Sensing of Drought: Emergence of a Satellite-Based Monitoring Toolkit for the United States ; Brian Wardlow, Martha Anderson, Tsegaye Tadeße, Chris Hain, Wade T. Crow, and Matt Rodell ; Regional Drought Monitoring Based on Multisensor Remote Sensing ; Jinyoung Rhee, Jungho Im, and Seonyoung Park ; Land Degradation Aßeßment and Monitoring of Drylands ; Marion Stellmes, Ruth Sonnenschein, Achim Röder, Thomas Udelhoven, Stefan Sommer, and Joachim Hill ; ; DISASTERS ; Disasters: Risk Assessment, Management, and Post-Disaster Studies Using Remote Sensing ; Norman Kerle ; Humanitarian Emergencies: Causes, Traits, and Impacts as Observed by Remote Sensing ; Stefan Lang, Petra FÜreder, Olaf Kranz, Brittany Card, Shadrock Roberts, and Andreas Papp ; ; VOLCANOES ; Remote Sensing of Volcanoes ; Robert Wright ; ; FIRES ; Satellite-Derived Nitrogen Dioxide Variations from Biomass Burning in a Subtropical Evergreen Forest, Northeast India ; Krishna Prasad Vadrevu and Kristofer Lasko ; Remote Sensing-Based Mapping and Monitoring of Coal Fires ; Anupma Prakash and Claudia Kuenzer ; ; URBAN AREAS ; Urban Growth Mapping of Mega Cities: Multisensor Approach ; Hasi Bagan and Yoshiki Yamagata ; Latest High-Resolution Remote Sensing and Visibility Analysis for Smart Environment Design ; Yoshiki Yamagata, Daisuke Murakami, and Hajime Seya ; ; SUMMARY ; Remote Sensing of Water Resources, Disasters, and Urban Areas: Monitoring, Modeling, and Mapping Advances over Last 50 Years and a Vision for the Future ; Prasad S. Thenkabail
• Edition: 1st
• Publisher Details: Boca Raton : CRC Press
• Publication Date: 2015
• Extent: 1 online resource, illustrations (colour)
• Subjects: 621.3678; Water-supply -- Remote sensing; Natural disasters -- Remote sensing; Cities and towns -- Remote sensing; Artificial satellites in remote sensing
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781482217926
• Related ISBNs: 9781482217919
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.; Note: Description based on CIP data; item not viewed.
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