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Remote Sensing in Snow Hydrology

Runoff Modelling, Effect of Climate Change

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  • © 2004

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Authors:
  1. Klaus Seidel

    1. Elektrotechnik Inst. Bildverarbeitung, ETH Zürich Dept. Informationstechnologie und, Zürich, Switzerland

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  2. Jaroslav Martinec

    1. Davos-Platz, Switzerland

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  • Up-to-date results from 30 years of research
  • Refined data processing combined with GIS and SRM model

Part of the book series: Springer Praxis Books (PRAXIS)

Part of the book sub series: Geophysical Sciences (GEOPHYS)

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Keywords

  • Climate Change
  • Remote Sensing
  • Runoff Forecasts
  • Snowmelt Runoff
  • hydrogeology

About this book

Initially, the role of snow and ice in the global water balance is assessed and methods of snow measurements are explained. Remote sensing is dealt with with regard to periodical snow cover mapping. Last advances and refinements refer to spatial resolution, cloud interference and separate monitoring of snow and glacier ice. Following a review of snow melt and runoff modelling, the Snowmelt Runoff Model (SRM) demonstrates the merits of remote sensing in snow hydrology by using the satellite data as a direct input variable. Applications in over 100 mountain basins around the world are documented, with surface areas ranging from 0.3 km2 to 900.000 km2. Based on runoff modelling, runoff forecasts are dealt with including seasonal and short term forecasts as well as computation of hydrographs from forecasted temperatures and precipitation. The climate change is becoming a major concern of our times. The effect of various climate scenarios on the seasonal snow cover and runoff is evaluated by the updated computer program which also enable the real-time runoff forecasts to be improved. As a final note, a method is outlined to predict the decline of glaciers in the warming climate.

Authors and Affiliations

  • Elektrotechnik Inst. Bildverarbeitung, ETH Zürich Dept. Informationstechnologie und, Zürich, Switzerland

    Klaus Seidel

  • Davos-Platz, Switzerland

    Jaroslav Martinec

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Remote Sensing in Snow Hydrology

  • Book Subtitle: Runoff Modelling, Effect of Climate Change

  • Authors: Klaus Seidel, Jaroslav Martinec

  • Series Title: Springer Praxis Books

  • Publisher: Springer Berlin, Heidelberg

  • Copyright Information: Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg 2004

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-540-40880-2Published: 07 April 2004

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-3-642-07417-2Published: 10 April 2011

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XXI, 150

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