Satellite-based observations of hydrological processes

摘要

This special issue of the International Journal of Remote Sensing is based on papers presented in a special session at the American Geophysical Union (AGU) 2008 Fall Meeting in San Francisco. The session consisted of 85 contributions from the research, operational and user communities that addressed various applications of remote sensing observations in the development, improvement, validation and use of hydro-logical models. Of the papers presented, 15 were eventually selected for publication. They cover a range of applications of remote sensing in hydrological study and have been loosely assembled into three categories, focusing on (a) hydrological state variables, (b) moisture fluxes and (c) water storage and surface water budget.