Integrating Multiscale Observations of U.S. Waters

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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 ...
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Front Matter	i-xii
Summary	1-9	(skim)
1 Introduction	10-21	(skim)
2 Sensing from the Molecular to the Global Scale: New Opportunities and Challenges	22-61	(skim)
3 Integrating Observations, Models, and Users	62-77	(skim)
4 Case Studies on Integrated Observatories for Hydrological and Related Sciences	78-142	(skim)
5 Synthesis, Challenges, and Recommendations	143-160	(skim)
References	161-180	(skim)
Appendix A; Key Water Science Research Questions and Challenges	181-186	(skim)
Appendix B: Planning, Designing, Operating, and Utilizing the Results from an Integrated Observational-Modeling System	187-190	(skim)
Appendix C: A Complementary National Research Council Study on Earth Science and Applications from Space	191-192	(skim)
Appendix D: Biographical Sketches Committee on Integrated Observations for Hydrologic and Related Sciences	193-198	(skim)

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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.

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