Abstract
Wetlands are one of the most important ecosystems with varied functions and structures. Humans have drained and altered the structure and functions of wetlands for various uses. Wetland restoration efforts require assessment of the level of ecohydrological restoration for the intended functions. Among the various indicators of success in wetland restoration, achieving the desired water level (hydrology) is the most important, faster to achieve, and easier to monitor than the establishment of hydric soils and wetland vegetation. Monitoring wetland hydrology using remote sensing-based evapotranspiration (ET) is a useful tool and approach since point measurements for understanding the temporal (before and after restoration) and spatial (impacted and restored) parts of the wetland are not effective. This chapter discusses the use of remote sensing and surface energy flux modeling approach to evaluate the state of wetland ET at two different wetland restoration sites: Glacial Ridge prairie restoration, northwestern Minnesota, and Kissimmee River basin, south Florida. Groundwater level and ET before and after the restoration is compared. Their spatial and temporal ET responses to the restoration activities were studied. Results show that the Landsat- and MODIS-based ET shows the level of spatiotemporal ET changes indicating an increase in ET values after the restoration.
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Abtew, W., Melesse, A. (2013). Wetland Restoration Assessment Using Remote Sensing- and Surface Energy Budget-Based Evapotranspiration. In: Evaporation and Evapotranspiration. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-007-4737-1_12
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