Advances of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles in Hydrology
A special issue of Drones (ISSN 2504-446X). This special issue belongs to the section "Drones in Ecology".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (16 October 2023) | Viewed by 3067
Special Issue Editors
Interests: hydrologic modeling; UAVs on water resources for surface velocity and water discharge; UAVs on water resources to map geomorphological changes; UAVs for environmental monitoring
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Interests: hydrology, water quality and sediment transport monitoring; modelling and management of intermittent and ephemeral streams (IRES); flash floods; nutrient pollution and climate change impact; flow image velocimetry using UAVs; coastal zone management (coastal aquifers protection, beaches resilience, marinas and ports environmental management)
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
The hydrologic sciences have long depended on a combination of in situ ground-based measurements and remote sensing satellite data or airborne data from manned aircrafts. During the last several decades, unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) have become the bridge to fill gaps in the above methods and brought a revolution in the field of hydrology. In many cases, these tools are the only available method, as they can be used in dangerous and inaccessible locations. In addition, UAVs are often more cost-effective than remote sensing datasets and require less time than demanding field measurements. This Special Issue aims to gather UAV applications of different technologies and methods in order to provide cost-effective hydrologic monitoring, assessment and modeling.
We invite researchers in hydrology to contribute original research papers, review articles and empirical studies which will stimulate debate in the topic. Potential topics include, but are not limited to, the following:
- Channels’ geomorphological mapping, monitoring and analysis;
- Coastal and deltas surveying;
- Flood monitoring and analysis;
- Image-based velocimetry;
- Multispectral sensors and water indices;
- River stage and water depth;
- Thermal cameras and algal blooms;
- UAVs on hydrologic engineering;
- UAV-based sensors for water pollution.
Dr. Paschalis Koutalakis
Dr. Ourania Tzoraki
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- drones for hydrologic assessment
- UAS-based applications in hydrology
- UAVs on water resources monitoring
- RPIAS for water resources surveillance
- water resources management with drones
