Satellite Remote Sensing for Water Management

This textbook reflects the changing landscape of water management by combining the fields of satellite remote sensing and water management. Divided into three major sections, it begins by discussing the information that satellite remote sensing can provide about water, and then moves on to examine how it can address real-world management challenges, focusing on precipitation, surface water, irrigation management, reservoir monitoring, and water temperature tracking. The final part analyses governance and social issues that have recently been given more attention as the world reckons with social justice and equity aspects of engineering solutions. This book uses case studies from around the globe to demonstrate how satellite remote sensing can improve traditional water practices and includes end-of-chapter exercises to facilitate student learning. It is intended for advanced undergraduate and graduate students in water resource management, and as reference textbook for researchers and professionals.

Faisal Hossain is a John R. Kiely Endowed Professor in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at the University of Washington, Seattle. He has been carrying out research and educational activities in the field of water management for over 20 years. His research focuses on remote sensing, water resources engineering, and water-food-energy security. He is the recipient of numerous awards, including a US Fulbright Faculty Award, the NASA New Investigator Award, the Charles Falkenberg Award from the American Geophysical Union, and the Walter Huber Award from the American Society of Civil Engineers. He is a Fellow of the American Meteorological Society and the American Society of Civil Engineers. Hossain has published over 180 peer-reviewed journal articles. He is the author of the undergraduate textbook Modern Concepts of Water Resources (2007, ‎University Grants Commission of Bangladesh), and editor of many books, including Resilience of Large Water Management Infrastructure: Solutions from Modern Atmospheric Science (2019, Springer); Earth Science Satellite Applications: Current and Future Prospects (2016, Springer); and Satellite Rainfall Applications for Surface Hydrology (2007, Springer). He has produced and directed several documentary and fiction films, such as Bay of Hope (2015) and Cotton Fields from the Ivory Tower (2017). Hossain is also the author of books for children on The Secret Lives of Scientists, Engineers, and Doctors (in two volumes), and Robots and Other Amazing Gadgets Invented 800 Years Ago (all with Mascot).