Integrating multiscale observations of U.S. waters
National Research Council (U.S.)
Committee on Integrated Observations for Hydrologic and Related Sciences.
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National Research Council (U.S.)
Water Science and Technology Board.
National Academies Press (U.S.)
ebrary, Inc
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Electronic books.
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Washington, D.C
National Academies Press
c2008
2008
monographic
eng
xii, 198 p. : ill., maps.
"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.
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.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 161-180).
Electronic reproduction. Palo Alto, Calif. : ebrary, 2013. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries.
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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
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