Contributors ................................................... ix
Preface
Venkat Lakshmi, Douglas Alsdorf, Martha Anderson, Sylvain
Biancamaria, Michael H. Cosh, Jared Entin, George J. Huffman,
William Kustas, Peter van Oevelen, Thomas H. Painter,
Juraj Parajka, Matthew Rodell, and Christoph Rüdiger .......... xvii
Section I: Precipitation ......................................... 1
1 Rain/No-Rain Classification Using Passive Microwave
Radiometers
J. Indu and D. Nagesh Kumar ................................... 3
2 Improvement of TMI Rain Retrieval Over the Indian
Subcontinent
Shoichi Shige, Munehisa K., Yamamoto, and Aina Taniguchi ..... 27
3 Integrating Information from Satellite Observations and
Numerical Models for Improved Global Precipitation
Analyses: Exploring for an Optimal Strategy
Pingping Xie and Robert J. Joyce ............................. 43
4 Research Framework to Bridge from the Global Precipitation
Measurement Mission Core Satellite to the Constellation
Sensors Using Ground-Radar-Based National Mosaic QPE
Pierre-Emmanuel Kirstetter, Yang Hong, Jonathan J. Courley,
Qing Cao, M. Schwaller, and W. Petersen ...................... 61
Section II: Evapotranspiration .................................. 81
5 Estimating Regional Evapotranspiration Using a Three-
Temperature Model and MODIS Products
Yu Jiu Xiong, Cuo Yu Qiu, Shao Hua Zhao, and Fei Tian ........ 83
6 Water Use and Stream-Aquifer-Phreatophyte Interaction Along
a Tamarisk-Dominated Segment of the Lower Colorado River
Saleh Taghvaeian, Christopher M.U. Neaie, John Osterberg,
Subramania I. Sritharan, and Doyle R. Watts................... 95
Section III: Surface Water ..................................... 115
7 Controls of Terrestrial Water Storage Changes Over the
Central Congo Basin Determined by Integrating PALSAR
Scan SAR, Envisat Altimetry, and GRACE Data
Hyongki Lee, Hahn Chul Jung, Ting Yuan, R. Edward
Beighley, and Jianbin Duan .................................. 117
8 Spatial Patterns of River Width in the Yukon River Basin
Tamlin M. Pavelsky, George H. Allen, and Zachary
F. Miller ................................................... 131
9 Near-Nadir Ka-band Field Observations of Freshwater Bodies
Delwyn Moller and Daniel Esteban-Fernandez .................. 143
Section IV: Snow ............................................... 157
10 Snow Cover Depletion Curves and Snow Water Equivalent
Reconstruction: Six Decades of Hydrologic Remote Sensing
Applications
Noah P. Molotch, Michael T. Durand, Bin Cuan, Steven
A. Margulis, and Robert E. Davis ............................ 159
11 Retrieval and Validation of VIIRS Snow Cover Information
for Terrestrial Water Cycle Applications
Igor Appel .................................................. 175
12 Seeing the Snow Through the Trees: Toward a Validated
Canopy Adjustment for Satellite Snow-Covered Area
Lexi P. Coons, Anne W. Nolin, Kelly E. Gleason, Eugene
J. Mar, Karl Rittger, Travis R. Roth, and Thomas
H. Painter .................................................. 199
13 Passive Microwave Remote Sensing of Snowmelt and Mell-
Refreeze Using Diurnal Amplitude Variations
Kathryn Alese Semmens, Joan Ramage, Jeremy D. Apgar,
Katrina E. Bennett, Glen E. Liston, and Elias Deeb .......... 215
14 Changes in Snowpacks of Canadian Prairies for 1979-2004
Detected from Snow Water Equivalent Data of SM MR and
SSM/I Passive Microwave and Related Climatic Factors
Thian Yew Can, Roger G. Barry, and Adam K. Gobena ........... 227
Section V: Soil Moisture ....................................... 245
15 Some Issues in Validating Satellite-Based Soil Moisture
Retrievals from SMAP with in Situ Observations
Thomas J. Jackson, Michael Cosh, and Wade Crow .............. 247
16 Soil Moisture Retrieval from Microwave (RADARSAT-2) and
Optical Remote Sensing (MODIS) Data Using Artificial
Intelligence Techniques
Nasreen Jahan and Thian Yew Can ............................. 255
17 AMSR-E Soil Moisture Disaggregation Using MODIS and NLDAS
Data
Bin Fang and Venkat Lakshmi ................................. 277
18 Assessing Near-Surface Soil Moisture Assimilation Impacts
on Modeled Root-Zone Moisture for an Australian
Agricultural Landscape
R.С. Pipunic, D. Ryu, and J.P. Walker ....................... 305
19 Assimilation of Satellite Soil Moisture Retrievals into
Hydrologie Model for Improving River Discharge
Feyera А. Hirра, Mekonnen Gebremichael, Thomas M. Hopson,
Rafal Wojick, and Haksu Lee ................................. 319
20 NASA Giovanni: A Tool for Visualizing, Analyzing, and
Intercomparing Soil Moisture Data
William Teng, Hualan Rui, Bruce Vollmer, Richard de Jeu,
Fan Fang, Guang-Dih Lei, and Robert Parinussa ............... 331
Section VI: Groundwater ........................................ 347
21 Monitoring Aquifer Depletion from Space: Case Studies from
the Saharan and Arabian Aquifers
Mohamed Sultan, Mohamed Ahmed, John Wahr, Eugene Yan, and
Mustafa Kemal Emit .......................................... 349
22 Dominant Patterns of Water Storage Changes in the Nile
Basin During 2003-2013
J.L. Awange, E. Forootan, K. Fleming, and G. Odhiambo ....... 367
23 Use of Multifrequency Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) to
Support Regional-Scale Groundwater Potential Maps
Gregory S. Babonis and Matthew W. Becker .................... 383
24 Monitoring Subsidence Associated with Groundwater Dynamics
in the Central Valley of California Using Interferometric
Radar
Tom C. Fan and Zhen Liu ..................................... 397
Section VII: Data and Modeling ................................. 407
25 NLDAS Views of North American 2011 Extreme Events
Huaian Rui, Bill Teng, Bruce Vollmer, David Mocko, and
Guang-Dih Lei ............................................... 409
26 Growth Studies of Mytilus californianus Using Satellite
Surface Temperatures and Chlorophyll Data for Coastal
Oregon
Jessica R. Price and Venkat Lakshmi ......................... 427
27 Impact of Assimilating Spaceborne Microwave Signals for
Improving Hydrological Prediction in Ungauged Basins
Yu Zhang, Yang Hong, Jonathan J. Gourley, Xuguang Wang,
C. Robert Brakenridge, Tom De Groeve, and Humberto
Vergara ..................................................... 439
28 Application of High-Resolution Images from Unmanned
Aircraft Systems for Watershed and Rangeland Science
A. Rango, E.R. Vivoni, C.A. Anderson, N.A. Pierini,
A. Schreiner-McGraw, S. Saripalli, A. Slaughter, and
A.S. Laliberte .............................................. 451
29 Simulation of Water Balance Components in a Watershed
Located in Central Drainage Basin of Iran
Ammar Rafiei Emam, Martin Kappas, and Karim C. Abbaspour .... 463
30 Estimating Water Use Efficiency in Bioenergy Ecosystems
Using a Process-Based Model
Zhangcai Qin and Qianlai Zhuang ............................. 479
31 Watershed Reanalysis of Water and Carbon Cycle Models at
a Critical Zone Observatory
Xuan Yu, Christopher Duffy, Jason Kaye, Wade Crow, Gopal
Bhatt, and Yuning Shi ....................................... 493
32 Challenges for Observing and Modeling the Global Water
Cycle
Kevin E. Trenberth .......................................... 511
33 Integrated Assessment System Using Process-Based Eco-
Hydrology Model for Adaptation Strategy and Effective
Water Resources Management
Tadanobu Nakayama ........................................... 521
Index .......................................................... 537
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