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001 2008299696
003 DLC
005 20080808085058.0
008 080626s2008 dcuab b 000 0 eng c
010 $a 2008299696
020 $a9780309114578 (pbk.)
020 $a0309114578 (pbk.)
035 $a(OCoLC)ocn190778038
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050 00 $aTD223$b.N366 2008
070 0 $aTD223$b.N384 2008
082 00 $a551.480973$222
110 2 $aNational Research Council (U.S.).$bCommittee on Integrated Observations for Hydrologic and Related Sciences.
245 10 $aIntegrating multiscale observations of U.S. waters /$cCommittee on Integrated Observations for Hydrologic and Related Sciences, Water Science and Technology Board, Division on Earth and Life Studies, National Research Council of the National Academies.
260 $aWashington, D.C. :$bNational Academies Press,$cc2008.
300 $axii, 198 p. :$bill., maps ;$c23 cm.
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 161-180).
520 $a"Water is essential to life for humans and their food crops, and for ecosystems. Effective water management requires tracking the inflow, outflow, quantity and quality of ground-water and surface water, much like balancing a bank account. Currently, networks of ground-based instruments measure these in individual locations, while airborne and satellite sensors measure them over larger areas. Recent technological innovations offer unprecedented possibilities to integrate space, air, and land observations to advance water science and guide management decisions. This book concludes that in order to realize the potential of integrated data, agencies, universities, and the private sector must work together to develop new kinds of sensors, test them in field studies, and help users to apply this information to real problems"--Publisher.
650 0 $aWater quality$xMonitoring$zUnited States.
650 0 $aEnvironmental monitoring$zUnited States$xData processing.
650 0 $aData warehousing$zUnited States.
650 0 $aDatabase management$zUnited States.
650 0 $aStream measurements$zUnited States.
650 0 $aArtificial satellites in earth sciences$zUnited States.
650 0 $aArtificial satellites in oceanography$zUnited States.
650 0 $aEarth sciences$xRemote sensing.
710 2 $aNational Research Council (U.S.).$bWater Science and Technology Board.
710 2 $aNational Academies Press (U.S.)
856 41 $3Table of contents only$uhttp://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/fy0805/2008299696.html