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Integrating multiscale observations of U.S. waters [electronic resource] / Committee on Integrated Observations for Hydrologic and Related Sciences, Water Science and Technology Board, Division on Earth and Life Studies, National Research Council of the National Academies

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National Research Council (U.S.). Committee on Integrated Observations for Hydrologic and Related Sciences
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Washington, D.C. : National Academies Press, [2008]
Copyright Date
©2008
Physical Description
xii, 198 pages : illustrations, maps ; 23 cm
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National Research Council (U.S.). Water Science and Technology Board and National Academies Press (U.S.)
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Summary
"Water is essential to life for humans and their food crops, and for ecosystems. Effective water management requires tracking the inflow, outflow, quantity and quality of ground-water and surface water, much like balancing a bank account. Currently, networks of ground-based instruments measure these in individual locations, while airborne and satellite sensors measure them over larger areas. Recent technological innovations offer unprecedented possibilities to integrate space, air, and land observations to advance water science and guide management decisions. This book concludes that in order to realize the potential of integrated data, agencies, universities, and the private sector must work together to develop new kinds of sensors, test them in field studies, and help users to apply this information to real problems"--Publisher.
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9780309114578 (pbk.)
0309114578 (pbk.)
Bibliography Note
Includes bibliographical references (pages 161-180).
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