REMOTE SENSING OF WATER BALANCE IN PANTANAL

Water Optics and Water Colour Remote Sensing

The editorial paper aims to highlight the main topics investigated in the Special Issue (SI) “Water Optics and Water Colour Remote Sensing”. The outcomes of the 21 papers published in the SI are presented, along with a bibliometric analysis in the same field, namely, water optics and water colour remote sensing. This editorial summarises how the research articles of the SI approach the study of...

Remote Sensing of Evapotranspiration for Operational DroughtMonitoring Using Principles of Water and Energy Balance

A Hybrid of Optical Remote Sensing and Hydrological Modeling Improves Water Balance Estimation

Declining gauging infrastructure and fractious water politics have decreased available information about river flows globally. Remote sensing and water balance modeling are frequently cited as potential solutions, but these techniques largely rely on these same in-decline gauge data to make accurate discharge estimates. A different approach is therefore needed, and we here combine remotely sens...

Estimating Evapotranspiration of an Apple Orchard Using a Remote Sensing-Based Soil Water Balance

The main goal of this research was to estimate the actual evapotranspiration (ETc) of a drip-irrigated apple orchard located in the semi-arid region of Talca Valley (Chile) using a remote sensing-based soil water balance model. The methodology to estimate ETc is a modified version of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) dual crop coefficient approach, in which the b...

A hybrid of optical remote sensing and hydrological modelling improves water balance estimation