Geos.740 Remote Sensing of Hydrologic Processes (3 C.H)
Course contents: Introduction water cycle, Remote sensing of evapotranspiration, precipitation, infiltration and runoff, Rain water and Atmospheric chemistry, introduction to ground water, Geology of groundwater occurrence, ground water exploration (Remote Sensing and geophysical approaches) soil water and groundwater: weathering, Aquifer and its types and characteristics, Theory of groundwater flow, Future challenges in soil retrieval and applications.
Recommended books:
- Satellite Precipitation Measurement by Levizzani, V., Kidd, C., Kirschbaum, D. B., Kummerow, C. D., Nakamura, K., & Turk, F. J. (Eds.) (2020). Springer.
- Groundwater Assessment, Modeling, and Management by Das, S. (2017).
- Applied Hydrogeology by Fetter, C. W. (2018). Waveland Press.
- Hydrogeology: Principles and Practice by Hiscock, K. M., & Bense, V. F. (2021). John Wiley & Sons.
- The Basics of Groundwater by Melissa, C., Chloé, F., & Ferré, T. (2022).
- Hydrology and Water Resource Systems Analysis by Mimikou, M. A., Baltas, E. A., & Tsihrintzis, V. A. (2016). CRC Press.
- Remote Sensing of Drought: Innovative Monitoring Approaches by Brain, D. W., Martha C. A., J. Maes, P. V. (2017).
- Evapotranspiration: Modelling and Simulation by Elizabeth L. (2015).
- Fundamentals of Hydrology by Davie, T., & Quinn, N. W. (2019). Routledge.