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Remote Sensing of Hydrological Extremes

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Editors:
  1. Venkat Lakshmi

    1. Department of Geophysics, Stanford University, Stanford, USA

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  • Provides the latest science to support emergency management during hydrological extremes
  • Covers very recent satellite missions including GPM and SMAP
  • Contains chapters and case studies from a global variety of research teams
  • Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras

Part of the book series: Springer Remote Sensing/Photogrammetry (SPRINGERREMO)

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Table of contents (12 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xiv
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  2. Floods

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1
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    2. Satellite-Based Estimation of Water Discharge and Runoff in the Magdalena River, Northern Andes of Colombia

      • Rogger Escobar C., Juan D. Restrepo, G. Robert Brakenridge, Albert J. Kettner
      Pages 3-19

    3. Remote Sensing of Drivers of Spring Snowmelt Flooding in the North Central U.S.

      • Samuel E. Tuttle, Eunsang Cho, Pedro J. Restrepo, Xinhua Jia, Carrie M. Vuyovich, Michael H. Cosh et al.
      Pages 21-45

    4. The NASA Global Flood Mapping System

      • F. Policelli, Dan Slayback, Bob Brakenridge, Joe Nigro, Alfred Hubbard, Ben Zaitchik et al.
      Pages 47-63

    5. Congo Floodplain Hydraulics using PALSAR InSAR and Envisat Altimetry Data

      • Ting Yuan, Hyongki Lee, Hahn Chul Jung
      Pages 65-81

    6. Optical and Physical Methods for Mapping Flooding with Satellite Imagery

      • Jessica Fayne, John Bolten, Venkat Lakshmi, Aakash Ahamed
      Pages 83-103

    7. Near Real-Time Flood Monitoring and Impact Assessment Systems

      • Aakash Ahamed, John Bolten, Colin Doyle, Jessica Fayne
      Pages 105-118

  3. Droughts

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 119-119
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    2. Remote Sensing of Drought: Vegetation, Soil Moisture, and Data Assimilation

      • Ali Ahmadalipour, Hamid Moradkhani, Hongxiang Yan, Mahkameh Zarekarizi
      Pages 121-149

    3. Drought Monitoring and Assessment Using Remote Sensing

      • Z. Su, Y. He, X. Dong, L. Wang
      Pages 151-172

    4. A Framework for Assessing Soil Moisture Deficit and Crop Water Stress at Multiple Space and Time Scales Under Climate Change Scenarios Using Model Platform, Satellite Remote Sensing, and Decision Support System

      • Binayak P. Mohanty, Amor V. M. Ines, Yongchul Shin, Nandita Gaur, Narendra Das, Raghavendra Jana
      Pages 173-196

    5. Monitoring Drought in Brazil by Remote Sensing

      • Vitor Paiva Alcoforado Rebello, Augusto Getirana, Venkat Lakshmi, Otto Corrêa Rotunno Filho
      Pages 197-218

    6. Multi-Sensor Remote Sensing of Drought from Space

      • M. Sadegh, C. Love, A. Farahmand, A. Mehran, M. J. Tourian, A. AghaKouchak
      Pages 219-247

  4. Erratum to: Chapter 3: The NASA Global Flood Mapping System

    • F. Policelli, Dan Slayback, Bob Brakenridge, Joe Nigro, Alfred Hubbard, Ben Zaitchik et al.
    Pages E1-E1

  5. Back Matter

    Pages 249-251
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About this book

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. 


With rapid advances in computer modelling and observing systems, floods and droughts are studied with greater precision today than ever before. Land surface models, especially over the entire Continental United States, can map the hydrological cycle at kilometre and sub-kilometre scales. In the case of smaller areas there is even higher spatial resolution and the only limiting factor is the resolution of input data. In-situ sensors are automated and the data is directly relayed to the world wide web for many hydrological variables such as precipitation, soil moisture, surface temperature and heat fluxes. In addition, satellite remote sensing has advanced to providing twice a day repeat observationsat kilometre to ten-kilometre spatial scales.


We are at a critical juncture in the study of hydrological extremes, and the GPM and SMAP missions as well as the MODIS and GRACE sensors give us more tools and data than were ever available before. A global variety of chapter authors provides wide-ranging perspectives and case studies that will make this book an indispensable resource for researchers, engineers, and even emergency management and insurance professionals who study and/or manage hydrological extremes.


Editors and Affiliations

  • Department of Geophysics, Stanford University, Stanford, USA

    Venkat Lakshmi

About the editor

Dr. Venkat Lakshmi currently serves as Cox Visiting Professor in Stanford University's Department of Geophysics. He has been a member of the Department of Earth and Ocean Sciences at the University of South Carolina since 1999 and a full Professor since 2006. Remote Sensing of Hydrological Extremes is Dr. Lakshmi's third book. 

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