Open AccessRemote sensing may provide unprecedented hydrological data
Author(s) -
Koster Randal D.,
Houser Paul R.,
Engman Edwin T.,
Kustas William P.
Publication year - 1999
Publication title -
eos, transactions american geophysical union
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.316
H-Index - 86
eISSN - 2324-9250
pISSN - 0096-3941
DOI - 10.1029/99eo00112
Subject(s) - remote sensing , water cycle , computer science , field (mathematics) , satellite , water resources , data management , environmental science , data science , data mining , geology , engineering , ecology , mathematics , aerospace engineering , pure mathematics , biology
Basic hydrological research and water resources management may reap tremendous benefits from remote sensing technology, studies are showing. Satellite coverage may allow unprecedented accuracy in the quantification of the global hydrological cycle, for example. Yet despite such benefits, few hydrologists currently use such data.This is partly because the needed tools and algorithms are not fully developed. Such development requires field experiments that combine remotely sensed data with detailed in situ observations.