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Applying Earth Observations to Water Resources Challenges

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Since 2007, significant strides have been made to build the applied research and Earth observations (EO) capacity building community and develop pathways for NASA and Earth observations to help address challenges in water resources. Water is both a critical research topic (e.g. understanding the global water cycle) as well as a critical resource for civilization. As a result, there is a consensus that information about water availability could be valuable for improved management and for water security. The biggest challenge in developing useful applications is finding a way to translate research products, intended to address research questions, to applications that can yield a societal benefit. This chapter addresses the current challenges and future prospects of earth observing systems in the field of water resources.

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Authors and Affiliations

  1. NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, USA

    Christine M. Lee

  2. University of Arizona, Tuscon, AZ, USA

    Aleix Serrat-Capdevila

  3. Pakistan Council of Research in Water Resources, Islamabad, Pakistan

    Naveed Iqbal & Muhammad Ashraf

  4. Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, USA

    Benjamin Zaitchik

  5. NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, USA

    John Bolten

  6. Cooperative for Research in Earth Science and Technology, NASA Ames Research Center, Moffett Field, USA

    Forrest Melton

  7. NASA Headquarters, Washington, DC, USA

    Bradley Doorn

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Lee, C.M. et al. (2016). Applying Earth Observations to Water Resources Challenges. In: Hossain, F. (eds) Earth Science Satellite Applications. Springer Remote Sensing/Photogrammetry. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-33438-7_6

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