05174nam 2200721 450 991080811780332120230808212658.01-118-82621-31-118-82618-3(CKB)3710000000526494(EBL)4182958(SSID)ssj0001580308(PQKBManifestationID)16258633(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001580308(PQKBWorkID)14075065(PQKB)11090461(PQKBManifestationID)15900935(PQKBWorkID)12565389(PQKB)21636296(MiAaPQ)EBC4182958(DLC) 2014047254(Au-PeEL)EBL4182958(CaPaEBR)ebr11124839(CaONFJC)MIL876070(OCoLC)897510774(EXLCZ)99371000000052649420160105h20162016 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrGIS and geocomputation for water resource science and engineering /Barnali Dixon and Venkatesh UddameriWest Sussex, England :American Geophysical Union :Wiley,2016.©20161 online resource (1095 p.)Wiley WorksDescription based upon print version of record.1-118-35414-1 Includes bibliographical references and index.Title Page; Copyright; Table of Contents; Dedication; Preface; About the Companion Website; List of Acronyms; Part I: GIS, Geocomputation, and GIS Data; Chapter 1: Introduction; 1.1 What is geocomputation?; 1.2 Geocomputation and water resources science and engineering; 1.3 GIS-enabled geocomputation in water resources science and engineering; 1.4 Why should water resources engineers and scientists study GIS; 1.5 Motivation and organization of this book; 1.6 Concluding remarks; Conceptual questions; References; Chapter 2: A Brief History of GIS and Its Use in Water Resources Engineering2.1 Introduction2.2 Geographic Information Systems (GIS)-software and hardware; 2.3 Remote sensing and global positioning systems and development of GIS; 2.4 History of GIS in water resources applications; 2.5 Recent trends in GIS; 2.6 Benefits of using GIS in water resources engineering and science; 2.7 Challenges and limitations of GIS-based approach to water resources engineering; 2.8 Concluding remarks; Conceptual questions; References; Chapter 3: Hydrologic Systems and Spatial Datasets; 3.1 Introduction; 3.2 Hydrological processes in a watershed3.3 Fundamental spatial datasets for water resources planning: management and modeling studies3.4 Sources of data for developing digital elevation models; 3.5 Sensitivity of hydrologic models to DEM resolution; 3.6 Accuracy issues surrounding land use land cover maps; 3.7 Sensitivity of hydrologic models to LULC resolution; 3.8 Sources of data for developing soil maps; 3.9 Accuracy issues surrounding soil mapping; 3.10 Sensitivity of hydrologic models to soils resolution; 3.11 Concluding remarks; Conceptual questions; References; Chapter 4: Water-Related Geospatial Datasets; 4.1 Introduction4.2 River basin, watershed, and subwatershed delineations4.3 Streamflow and river stage data; 4.4 Groundwater level data; 4.5 Climate datasets; 4.6 Vegetation indices; 4.7 Soil moisture mapping; 4.8 Water quality datasets; 4.9 Monitoring strategies and needs; 4.10 Sampling techniques and recent advancements in sensing technologies; 4.11 Concluding remarks; Conceptual questions; References; Chapter 5: Data Sources and Models; 5.1 Digital data warehouses and repositories; 5.2 Software for GIS and geocomputations; 5.3 Software and data models for water resources applications5.4 Concluding remarksConceptual questions; References; Part II: Foundations of GIS; Chapter 6: Data Models for GIS; 6.1 Introduction; 6.2 Data types, data entry, and data models; 6.3 Categorization of spatial datasets; 6.4 Database structure, storage, and organization; 6.5 Data storage and encoding; 6.6 Data conversion; 6.7 Concluding remarks; Conceptual questions; Hands-on exercises; References; Chapter 7: Global Positioning Systems (GPS) and Remote Sensing; 7.1 Introduction; 7.2 The global positioning system (GPS); 7.3 Use of GPS in water resources engineering studies7.4 Workflow for GPS data collectionWiley WorksWatershed managementData processingWater resources developmentData processingGeographic information systemsIndustrial applicationsWatershed managementData processing.Water resources developmentData processing.Geographic information systemsIndustrial applications.628.10285Dixon Barnali1713162Uddameri VenkateshMiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910808117803321GIS and geocomputation for water resource science and engineering4105907UNINA