Integrating multiscale observations of U.S. waters / Committee on Integrated Observations for Hydrologic and Related Sciences, Water Science and Technology Board, Division on Earth and Life Studies, National Research Council of the National Academies.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

National Research Council (U.S.). Committee on Integrated Observations for Hydrologic and Related Sciences.

Contributor:

National Research Council (U.S.). Water Science and Technology Board.

National Academies Press (U.S.)

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Water quality--Monitoring--United States.

Water quality.

Environmental monitoring--United States--Data processing.

Environmental monitoring.

Data warehousing--United States.

Data warehousing.

Database management--United States.

Database management.

Stream measurements--United States.

Stream measurements.

Artificial satellites in oceanography.

Artificial satellites in earth sciences.

United States.

Artificial satellites in Earth sciences--United States.

Artificial satellites in Earth sciences.

Artificial satellites in oceanography--United States.

Earth sciences--Remote sensing.

Earth sciences.

Physical Description:

xii, 198 pages : illustrations, maps ; 23 cm

Place of Publication:

Washington, D.C. : National Academies Press, [2008]

Summary:

"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.

Contents:

Summary 1

1 Introduction 10

The Challenge 10

Uses of Water and the Hydrologic Cycle 11

Quantifying the Hydrologic Cycle 13

Shortcomings of Traditional Measurement Techniques 15

A Vision for the Future 17

Scope and Organization of This Report 18

2 Sensing from the Molecular to the Global Scale: New Opportunities and Challenges 22

In-Situ Sensor and Sensor Networking Technologies 23

New and Emerging Biogeochemical Sensor Approaches and Technologies 29

Airborne Sensors 44

Spaceborne Sensors 50

Sensor Maintenance 58

Community Involvement 59

Summary 60

3 Integrating Observations, Models, and Users 62

Approaches for Integrating Observations and Models 63

Cyberinfrastructure: Managing the Data and Delivering the Products 66

4 Case Studies on Integrated Observatories for Hydrological and Related Sciences 78

Introduction to the Case Studies 78

Case Study I-Monitoring the Hydrology of the Everglades in South Florida 81

Case Study II-Impacts of Agriculture on Water Resources: Tradeoffs Between Water Quantity and Quality in the Southern High Plains 91

Case Study III-Hydrological Observations Networks for Multidisciplinary Analysis: Water and Malaria in Sub-Saharan Africa 103

Case Study IV-Achieving Predictive Capabilities in Arctic Land-Surface Hydrology 109

Case Study V-Integrating Hydroclimate Variability and Water Quality in the Neuse River (North Carolina, USA) Basin and Estuary 117

Case Study VI-Mountain Hydrology in the Western United States 131

5 Synthesis, Challenges, and Recommendations 143

The Vision 143

A Promising Beginning 144

Major Challenges 145

Recommendations 151.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 161-180).

ISBN:

9780309114578

0309114578

OCLC:

190778038