02905nam a2200433 a 4500 ebr10225185 CaPaEBR m u cr cn||||||||| 080626s2008 dcuab sb 000 0 eng d 2008299696 9780309114578 (pbk.) 0309114578 (pbk.) CaPaEBR CaPaEBR (OCoLC)568479199 n-us--- TD223 .N366 2008eb 551.480973 22 National Research Council (U.S.). Committee on Integrated Observations for Hydrologic and Related Sciences. Integrating multiscale observations of U.S. waters [electronic resource] / Committee on Integrated Observations for Hydrologic and Related Sciences, Water Science and Technology Board, Division on Earth and Life Studies, National Research Council of the National Academies. Washington, D.C. : National Academies Press, c2008. xii, 198 p. : ill., maps. Includes bibliographical references (p. 161-180). "Water is essential to life for humans and their food crops, and for ecosystems. Effective water management requires tracking the inflow, outflow, quantity and quality of ground-water and surface water, much like balancing a bank account. Currently, networks of ground-based instruments measure these in individual locations, while airborne and satellite sensors measure them over larger areas. Recent technological innovations offer unprecedented possibilities to integrate space, air, and land observations to advance water science and guide management decisions. This book concludes that in order to realize the potential of integrated data, agencies, universities, and the private sector must work together to develop new kinds of sensors, test them in field studies, and help users to apply this information to real problems"--Publisher. Electronic reproduction. Palo Alto, Calif. : ebrary, 2013. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries. Water quality Measurement United States. Environmental monitoring United States Data processing. Data warehousing United States. Database management United States. Stream measurements United States. Artificial satellites in earth sciences United States. Artificial satellites in oceanography United States. Earth sciences Remote sensing. Electronic books. local National Research Council (U.S.). Water Science and Technology Board. National Academies Press (U.S.) ebrary, Inc. http://site.ebrary.com/lib/rucke/Doc?id=10225185 An electronic book accessible through the World Wide Web; click to view 27300 27300