Applications of Remote Sensing Data in Water Resources Management

Dear Colleagues,

The fresh water resource is confronted with challenges due to uncoordinated human activity in upstream regions, such as extraction, diversion and dam impoundment of river waters. Due to the planned development, the dry season water level will rise, and the wet season water level will become lower, relative to the current conditions. Furthermore, recent climate extremes, such as heavy rains and droughts, make societies that depend on agriculture, fisheries, and other components more vulnerable to the risks posed by climate change. The common challenge in developing countries is largely due to lack of resilient capacity to manage the water resources under the current socio-economic development pressures and impacts due to natural occurrences. However, the conventional ground networks of river/reservoir level, rainfall and groundwater cannot provide a holistic view of the dynamic state of water resources. Recently, various Earth observing satellite data have been successfully used with their own advantages and disadvantages to characterize and quantify terrestrial water dynamics. It is now urgently needed to use these satellite remote sensing techniques to help regional and national stakeholders enhance resilient capacity toward independent gauging of current and future state of water resources. This Special Issue seeks contribution from studies using historic and operational satellite data such as from radar/laser altimetry, GRACE/GRACE Follow On, Soil Moisture Active Passive (SMAP), Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR), Landsat, MODIS and many others for the sustainable management of vulnerable water resources.

Dr. Hyongki Lee
Guest Editor

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