Evaluating the potential for measuring river discharge from space

Journal of Hydrology

Volumn 278, Issue 1-4, 2003, Pages 17-38

  Bjerklie, David M ^a   Dingman, S Lawrence ^a   Vorosmarty, Charles J ^b   Bolster, Carl H ^b   Congalton, Russell G ^b  

^a University of New Hampshire   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE   (United States)

Author keywords

Estimation of river discharge; Multi variate river discharge ratings; Multiple regression analysis of river hydraulic data; River channel hydraulics; Satellite monitoring of rivers

Indexed keywords

FLOODS; HYDRAULICS; RIVERS; SATELLITES; SENSORS;

RIVER DISCHARGES;

HYDROLOGY;

CHANNEL HYDRAULICS; ESTIMATION METHOD; FLOODING; REMOTE SENSING; RIVER DISCHARGE; SATELLITE IMAGERY;

EID: 0042286752     PISSN: 00221694     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-1694(03)00129-X     Document Type: Article

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