Remote Sensing in Northern Hydrology: Measuring Environmental Change

Remote Sensing in Northern Hydrology:
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Copyright......Page 4
Contents......Page 5
Preface......Page 6
Introduction......Page 7
OVERVIEW OF CONTENTS......Page 8
WHERE NEXT FOR REMOTE SENSING IN NORTHERN HYDROLOGY?......Page 9
REFERENCES......Page 10
1. INTRODUCTION......Page 12
2. GENERAL APPROACHES......Page 13
3. CURRENT APPLICATIONS......Page 24
4. UNRESOLVED ISSUES AND FUTURE RESEARCH NEEDS......Page 34
REFERENCES......Page 35
1. INTRODUCTION......Page 44
2. EQUILIBRIUM LINE AND GLACIER FACIES......Page 45
3. GLACIER VELOCITY......Page 50
4. GLACIER AND ICE SHEET TOPOGRAPHY......Page 53
5. MAPPING GLACIERS, GLACIER CHANGE,AND CHARACTERISTICS......Page 55
6. SURFACE FEATURES AND SNOW PACKCHARACTERISTICS......Page 56
7. CONCLUSIONS AND OUTLOOK......Page 60
REFERENCES......Page 61
1. INTRODUCTION......Page 67
2. PHYSICAL AND BIOLOGICAL EFFECTS OF RIVER ICE AND LAKE ICE......Page 68
3. FREEZE-UP......Page 69
4. WINTER ICE CHARACTERISTICSAND PROCESSES......Page 73
5. BREAK-UP......Page 80
6. MULTIYEAR LAKE ICE......Page 84
7. DISCUSSION AND CONCLUSION......Page 88
REFERENCES......Page 89
1. INTRODUCTION......Page 95
2. BACKGROUND......Page 96
3. MAPPING OF PERMAFROST WITH REMOTE SENSING......Page 102
4. MAPPING AND MONITORING OFSEA SONALLY FROZEN GROUND......Page 109
REFERENCES......Page 118
1. INTRODUCTION......Page 123
2. SURFACE WATER......Page 124
3. SOIL MOISTURE......Page 132
REFERENCES......Page 142
1. INTRODUCTION......Page 147
2. REMOTE SENSING OF EVAPOTRANSPIRATION FROM LAND SURFACES......Page 149
3. REMOTE SENSING OF EVAPORATION FROM WATER SURFACES......Page 151
REFERENCES......Page 156
Appendix: Acronyms......Page 159
Subject Index......Page 161