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Water and Energy Exchange

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Remote Sensing of Biosphere Functioning

Part of the book series: Ecological Studies ((ECOLSTUD,volume 79))

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The goal of obtaining water and energy exchange on continental scales from remote sensing is fundamental to the questions not only of ecosystem functioning but also of land climate processes and regional hydrology. A general conceptual framework is described here for carrying out this work. Progress up to now has been limited for several reasons: the current sensing systems are probably inadequate for the task, the information content of potential future systems has not been adequately characterized by modeling sensitivity studies, and the linked remote sensing and modeling infrastructure has not yet been developed that is needed to carry out this activity.

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Dickinson, R.E. (1990). Water and Energy Exchange. In: Hobbs, R.J., Mooney, H.A. (eds) Remote Sensing of Biosphere Functioning. Ecological Studies, vol 79. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4612-3302-2_6

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