Overview

The authors of this monograph initially provide an assessment of the role of snow and ice in the global water balance, and methods of snow measurements are detailed. Periodical satellite snow-cover mapping enabling the regional distribution of snow and water equivalent is evaluated, enhancing runoff forecasts. Remote sensing, as applied in spatial resolution, using sensors, is introduced, distinguishing snow, clouds and glacial ice. Sensors are introduced enabling snow, clouds and glacier ice to be distinguished. Refined data processing, combined with the Geographical Information System (GIS), shows how satellite images partially obscured by clouds can be restored, thus improving the frequency of usable scenes. The SRM model illustrates how this process has been exploited by independent users, listing applications for runoff models in excess of 100 basins globally. In parallel with advances in remote sensing, the model's capabilities have been extended to compute runoff in glacierized basins, extremely large basins and in ungauged basins, as documented through examples in the text.

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Author:   Klaus Seidel ,  Jaroslav Martinec
Publisher:   Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG
Imprint:   Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. K
Edition:   2004 ed.
Dimensions:   Width: 17.00cm , Height: 1.60cm , Length: 24.40cm
Weight:   0.613kg
ISBN:  

9783540408802

ISBN 10:   3540408800
Pages:   150
Publication Date:   07 April 2004
Audience:   General/trade ,  Professional and scholarly ,  College/higher education ,  General ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

Snow and ice in the global water balance.- Snow measurements, remote sensing of snow.- Seasonal snow cover and runoff.- Aerial extent of the seasonal snow cover.- Snow cover mapping based on remote sensing satellite data.- Snowmelt runoff models.- Runoff modelling in glacierized basins.- Snowmelt runoff forecasts.- Runoff simulations in ungauged basins.- Modelling the snow cover and runoff in a changed climate.- SRM computer program.- References.- List of Figures.- List of Tables.

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