Remote Sensing Applications in Hydrology and Water Resources Management
A special issue of Remote Sensing (ISSN 2072-4292). This special issue belongs to the section "Environmental Remote Sensing".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 10 July 2025 | Viewed by 1576
Special Issue Editors
Interests: ecohydrological modeling; effects of climate change and land management on water availability; ecosystem service accounting
Interests: impacts of climate change and human activities on the interaction between surface water and groundwater; field-scale evapotranspiration mapping using remotely sensed data with cloud computing; multi-sensor data fusion for improved spatiotemporal sampling; vegetation health monitoring for agriculture and natural resource management
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Interests: effects of climate change and land management on water quantity and quality, and water supply and demand at a regional scale; Application of computer simulation models, GIS, and remote sensing in regional hydrology; Evapotranspiration and ecosystem productivity modeling at regional to continental scales
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Interests: remote sensing hydrology; evapotranspiration and soil moisture modeling; drought monitoring and food security; water use, quality, and availability
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Water, a fundamental resource, is at the nexus of climate change challenges and the needs of an expanding global populace. As we navigate these complex issues, the imperative to accurately gauge water availability, trace its sources, and predict its fluctuations due to environmental and anthropogenic factors grows. However, traditional ground-based methods, while valuable, often grapple with the constraints of localized study costs and the intricacies of expansive assessments. The rapid advancements in remote sensing technology, coupled with the increasing accessibility of satellite data, have revolutionized the field of hydrology and water resources management.
This Special Issue aims to bridge these research gaps by highlighting diverse case studies that employ advanced remote sensing applications. We welcome contributions that explore the use of remotely sensed data from various platforms such as UAVs and airborne and satellite sensors in estimating hydrological processes. We are particularly focused on studies that demonstrate the integration of these remote sensing insights into robust models suitable for local or regional water resource management. By presenting this collection, we hope to stimulate interdisciplinary dialogue, promote scientific advancement, and advocate for sustainable water management strategies using remote sensing in our changing world.
Topics of interest may include, but are not limited to, the following:
- Applications in monitoring and managing surface and ground water using remote sensing.
- Remote sensing for water resource management.
- Water availability assessment and prediction using satellite data.
- Estimation of evapotranspiration and runoff through remote sensing.
- Integration of remote sensing data with hydrological models.
- Impactful case studies on remote sensing applications in water resource management.
Dr. Ning Liu
Dr. Yun Yang
Dr. Ge Sun
Dr. Gabriel Senay
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- water use
- water supply
- water availability
- hydrologic modeling
- remote sensing
- water resource management
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