Integrating multiscale observations of U.S. waters /

"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...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autores Corporativos: National Research Council (U.S.). Committee on Integrated Observations for Hydrologic and Related Sciences, National Research Council (U.S.). Water Science and Technology Board
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Washington, D.C. : National Academies Press, ©2008.
Temas:
Water quality > United States > Measurement.
Environmental monitoring > United States > Data processing.
Data warehousing > United States.
Database management > United States.
Stream measurements > United States.
Artificial satellites in earth sciences > United States.
Artificial satellites in oceanography > United States.
Earth sciences > Remote sensing.
Environnement > Surveillance > États-Unis > Informatique.
Entrepôts de données (Informatique) > États-Unis.
Bases de données > Gestion > États-Unis.
Cours d'eau > Jaugeage > États-Unis.
Satellites artificiels dans les sciences de la terre > États-Unis.
Satellites artificiels en océanographie > États-Unis.
Sciences de la terre > Télédétection.
SCIENCE > Earth Sciences > Geography.
SCIENCE > Earth Sciences > Geology.
Artificial satellites in earth sciences
Artificial satellites in oceanography
Data warehousing
Database management
Earth sciences > Remote sensing
Environmental monitoring > Data processing
Stream measurements
Water quality > Measurement
United States
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:"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.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (xii, 198 pages) : illustrations, maps
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references (pages 161-180).
ISBN:0309114586
9780309114585

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