TY  - BOOK
ED  - National Research Council (U.S.).
ED  - National Research Council (U.S.).
ED  - National Academies Press (U.S.)
ED  - ebrary, Inc.
TI  - Integrating multiscale observations of U.S. waters
AV  - TD223 .N366 2008eb
U1  - 551.480973 22
PY  - 2008///
CY  - Washington, D.C.
PB  - National Academies Press
KW  - Water quality
KW  - Measurement
KW  - United States
KW  - Environmental monitoring
KW  - Data processing
KW  - Data warehousing
KW  - Database management
KW  - Stream measurements
KW  - Artificial satellites in earth sciences
KW  - Artificial satellites in oceanography
KW  - Earth sciences
KW  - Remote sensing
KW  - Electronic books
KW  - local
N1  - 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
N2  - "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
UR  - http://site.ebrary.com/lib/rucke/Doc?id=10225185
ER  -