Remote Sensing of Hydrological Extremes
This volume provides in-depth coverage of the latest in remote sensing of hydrological extremes: both floods and droughts. The book is divided into two distinct sections – floods and droughts – and offers a variety of techniques for monitoring each.
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Venkat Lakshmi Editor
Remote Sensing of Hydrological Extremes
Springer Remote Sensing/Photogrammetry
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Venkat Lakshmi Editor
Remote Sensing of Hydrological Extremes
Editor Venkat Lakshmi Department of Geophysics Stanford University Stanford, CA, USA Professor School of Earth, Ocean and Environment University of South Carolina Columbia, SC, USA
ISSN 2198-0721 ISSN 2198-073X (electronic) Springer Remote Sensing/Photogrammetry ISBN 978-3-319-43743-9 ISBN 978-3-319-43744-6 (eBook) DOI 10.1007/978-3-319-43744-6 Library of Congress Control Number: 2016955245 © Springer International Publishing Switzerland 2017 This work is subject to copyright. All rights are reserved by the Publisher, whether the whole or part of the material is concerned, specifically the rights of translation, reprinting, reuse of illustrations, recitation, broadcasting, reproduction on microfilms or in any other physical way, and transmission or information storage and retrieval, electronic adaptation, computer software, or by similar or dissimilar methodology now known or hereafter developed. The use of general descriptive names, registered names, trademarks, service marks, etc. in this publication does not imply, even in the absence of a specific statement, that such names are exempt from the relevant protective laws and regulations and therefore free for general use. The publisher, the authors and the editors are safe to assume that the advice and information in this book are believed to be true and accurate at the date of publication. Neither the publisher nor the authors or the editors give a warranty, express or implied, with respect to the material contained herein or for any errors or omissions that may have been made. Printed on acid-free paper This Springer imprint is published by Springer Nature The registered company is Springer International Publishing AG Switzerland
Preface
Water is the most important natural resource we possess on the planet. Too much water—floods—can cause tremendous damage by washing away roads and buildings, eroding land, and destroying crops and livestock. Floods often result in the loss of human lives, and can have huge impacts on national economies when occurring at large scales. At the other end of this spectrum are droughts. Droughts result in reduced crop yield when irrigation sources are unavailable and rainfall is the only source of water for crops. The time scales, inception, and progress of floods and droughts are completely different. Whereas floods (specifically flash floods) can happen quickly, droughts take months and sometimes years to form. In the case of flooding, there is some advance warning in precipitation forecasts using atmospheric models. In cases of downstream floods, the flow time from the upper reaches of the catchment to the lower reaches and the outlet offers some advance lead time. In the case of droughts, the lack of precipitation coupled with high evapotranspiration is a prescription for disaster, an
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