Remote sensing of the terrestrial water cycle / / Venkat Lakshmi [and twelve others], editors

• Record Nr.: UNISA996203605503316
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Washington, District of Columbia : , : American Geophysical Union, , 2015; ©2015
• ISBN: 1-118-87226-6; 1-118-87208-8; 1-118-87200-2
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (577 p.)
• Collana: Geophysical Monograph ; ; 206
• Disciplina: 363.61
• Soggetti: Water-supply - Management - History; Water-supply - Management
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: "This work is a co-publication between the American Geophysical Union & John Wiley & Sons, Inc."; "Outcome of the AGU Chapman Conference held in February 2012"--Page 4 of cover.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Remote Sensing of the Terrestrial Water Cycle, Geophysical Monograph 206; Copyright; Contents; Contributors; Preface; Section I: Precipitation; Chapter 1 Rain/No-Rain Classification Using Passive Microwave Radiometers; 1.1. Introduction; 1.2. Principles of Passive Microwave Satellite Measurements; 1.3. Atmospheric Attenuation of Microwaves; 1.4. Rain/No-Rain Classification Methods; 1.5. RNC Performance Analysis; 1.6. Open Questions; 1.7. Conclusions; Acknowledgments; References; Chapter 2 Improvement of TMI Rain Retrieval Over the Indian Subcontinent; 2.1. Introduction; 2.2. GSMaP MWR Algorithm 2.3. Improvement of Orographic/Nonorographic Classification Scheme; 2.4. Improvement of Precipitation-Related Variable Models in RTM Calculations; 2.5. Summary and Future Work; 2.6. Acknowledgments; References; Chapter 3 Integrating Information from Satellite Observations and Numerical Models for Improved Global Precipitation Analyses: Exploring for an Optimal Strategy; 3.1. Introduction; 3.2. Current Generation CMORPH ; and its Limitations; 3.3. Kalman-Filter-Based CMORPH Integration Algorithm; 3.4. Potential Information Sources for Global Precipitation Definition; 3.5. Potential Information Sources for the Definition of Cloud Motion Vectors 3.6. Strategy for Constructing Pole-to-Pole CMORPH; 3.7. Conclusions and Discussions; Acknowledgments; References; Chapter 4 Research Framework to Bridge from the Global Precipitation Measurement Mission Core Satellite to the Constellation Sensors Using Ground-Radar-Based National Mosaic QPE; 4.1. Introduction; 4.2. Reference for Evaluation of Level 2 Satellite-Based Precipitation Retrievals; 4.3. Comparison Between Ground-Based and Space-Based Radars; 4.4. Comparison Between Ground-Based Radars and Space-Based Passive Sensors 4.5. Conclusions and Perspectives; References; Section II: Evapotranspiration; Chapter 5 Estimating Regional Evapotranspiration Using a Three-Temperature Model and MODIS Products; 5.1. Introduction; 5.2. Materials and Methods; 5.3. Results and Discussions; 5.4. Conclusion; Acknowledgments; References; Chapter 6 Water Use and Stream-Aquifer-Phreatophyte Interaction Along a Tamarisk-Dominated Segment of the Lower Colorado River; 6.1. Introduction; 6.2. Methods and Materials; 6.3. Results and Discussion; 6.4. Conclusions; Acknowledgments References; Section III: Surface Water; Chapter 7 Controls of Terrestrial Water Storage Changes Over the Central Congo Basin Determined by Integrating Palsar ScanSar, Envisat Altimetry, and Grace Data; 7.1. Introduction; 7.2. Data Sets; 7.3. Results; 7.4. Conclusion and Discussions; Acknowledgments; References; Chapter 8 Spatial Patterns of River Width in the Yukon River Basin; 8.1. Introduction; 8.2. Study Area; 8.3. Data and Methods; 8.4. Results; 8.5. Discussion and Conclusions; Acknowledgments; References; Chapter 9 Near-Nadir Ka-band Field Observations of Freshwater Bodies; 9.1. Introduction
• Sommario/riassunto: Remote Sensing of the Terrestrial Water Cycle is an outcome of the AGU Chapman Conference held in February 2012. This is a comprehensive volume that examines the use of available remote sensing satellite data as well as data from future missions that can be used to expand our knowledge in quantifying the spatial and temporal variations in the terrestrial water cycle. Volume highlights include:- An in-depth discussion of the global water cycle - Approaches to various problems in climate, weather, hydrology, and agriculture- Applications of satellite remote sensing in measuring precipitation,