Remote Sensing Handbook, Volume 5

Volume 5 of the six-volume Remote Sensing Handbook, second edition, is focused on the use of remote sensing technologies for studying water resources, including groundwater, floods, snow and ice, and wetlands. It discusses water productivity studies from Earth observation data characterization and modeling, mapping their successes and challenges. Chapters include remote sensing of surface water hydrology; quantitative geomorphology; river basin studies; floods; wetlands, including mangroves and river deltas; groundwater studies; crop water use or actual evapotranspiration modeling and mapping; and snow and ice mapping. This thoroughly revised and updated volume draws on the expertise of a diverse array of leading international authorities in remote sensing and provides an essential resource for researchers at all levels interested in using remote sensing. It integrates discussions of remote sensing principles, data, methods, development, applications, and scientific and social context.

Features
- Provides the most up-to-date comprehensive coverage of remote sensing science for water resources, including wetlands, floods, snow, and ice.
- Provides comprehensive assessments of crop water use and crop water productivity modeling and mapping, including evapotranspiration studies.
- Discusses and analyzes data from old and new generations of satellites and sensors spread across 60 years.
- Includes numerous case studies on advances and applications at local, regional, and global scales.
- Introduces advanced methods in remote sensing, such as machine learning, cloud computing, and artificial intelligence (AI).
- Highlights scientific achievements over the last decade and provides guidance for future developments.

This volume is an excellent resource for the entire remote sensing and GIS community. Academics, researchers, undergraduate and graduate students, as well as practitioners, decision makers, and policymakers, will benefit from the expertise of the professionals featured in this book and their extensive knowledge of new and emerging trends.

Part I: Geomorphology
1. Geomorphological Studies from Remote Sensing / James B. Campbell and Lynn M. Resler

Part II: Hydrology and Water Resources
2. Remote Sensing Technologies for Multi-scale Hydrological Studies: Advances and Perspectives / Sadiq I. Khan, Ni-Bin Chang, Yang Hong, et al. 
3. Groundwater Targeting Using Remote Sensing / Santhosh Kumar Seelan

Part III: Floods
4. Flood Monitoring using the Integration of Remote Sensing and Complementary Techniques / Allan S. Arnesen, Frederico T. Genofre, Marcelo P. Curtarelli, et al.
5. Flood Studies using Synthetic Aperture Radar Data / Sandro Martinis, Claudia Kuenzer, and André Twele
6. Remote Sensing of Mangrove Forests / Le Wang, Jing Miao, and Ying Lu

Part IV: Wetlands
7. Remote Sensing of Mangrove Wetlands / Chandra Giri
8. Wetland Mapping Methods and Techniques Using Multi-Sensor, Multi-Resolution Remote Sensing: Successes and Challenges / D. R. Mishra, X. Yan, S. Ghosh, et al.
9. Inland Valley Wetland Cultivation and Preservation for Africa’s Green and Blue Revolution using Multi-Sensor Remote Sensing / Murali Krishna Gumma, Prasad S. Thenkabail, Pranay Panjala, et al. 

Part V: Water Use and Water Productivity
10. Remote Sensing of Evapotranspiration from Croplands / Trent W. Biggs, Pamela L. Nagler, Anderson Ruhoff, et al. 
11. Modeling and Monitoring Water Productivity by Using Geotechnologies: Assessments in some Brazilian Agroecosystems / Antônio Teixeira, Janice Leivas; Celina Takemura, et al. 

Part VI: Snow and Ice
12. Remote Sensing Mapping and Modeling of Snow Cover Parameters and Applications / Hongjie Xie, Tiangang Liang, Xianwei Wang, et al. 

Part VII: Summary and Synthesis for Volume V
13. Remote Sensing Handbook, Volume V: Water Resources, Hydrology, Floods, Snow and Ice, Wetlands, and Water Productivity / Prasad S. Thenkabail