ISBN:
9781464804762
Language:
English
Pages:
Online-Ressource (1 online resource (264 p.))
Edition:
Online-Ausg.
Series Statement:
World Bank E-Library Archive
Parallel Title:
Druckausg. Earth observation for water resources management
DDC:
333.9/115
Keywords:
Wasser
;
Wasserversorgung
;
Wasserwirtschaft
;
Wissenschaftliche Methode
;
Welt
Abstract:
Water systems are building blocks for poverty alleviation, shared growth, sustainable development, and green growth strategies. They require data from in-situ observation networks. Budgetary and other constraints have taken a toll on their operation and there are many regions in the world where the data are scarce or unreliable. Increasingly, remote sensing satellite-based earth observation is becoming an alternative. This book briefly describes some key global water challenges, perspectives for remote sensing approaches, and their importance for water resources-related activities. It describes eight key types of water resources management variables, a list of sensors that can produce such information, and a description of existing data products with examples. Earth Observation for Water Resources Management provides a series of practical guidelines that can be used by project leaders to decide whether remote sensing may be useful for the problem at hand and suitable data sources to consider if so. The book concludes with a review of the literature on reliability statistics of remote-sensed estimations
Note:
Description based on print version record
DOI:
10.1596/978-1-4648-0475-5
URL:
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