Remote Sensing of Water-Related Hazards

Ke Zhang, Hohai University, China.Yang Hong, University of Oklahoma, USA.Amir AghaKouchak, University of California, Irvine, USA.

• List of Contributors viiPreface xi1. Interdisciplinary Perspectives on Remote Sensing for Monitoring and Predicting Water-Related Hazards 1Ke Zhang, Yang Hong, and Amir AghaKouchakPart I Remote Sensing of Precipitation and Storms2. Progress in Satellite Precipitation Products over the Past Two Decades: Evaluation and Application in Flash Flood Warning 13Guoqiang Tang, Tsechun Wang, Meihong Ma, Wentao Xiong, Feng Lyu, and Ziqiang Ma3. Observations of Tornadoes and Their Parent Supercells Using Ground-Based, Mobile Doppler Radars 31Howard B. BluesteinPart II Remote Sensing of Floods and Associated Hazards4. Remote Sensing Mapping and Modeling for Flood Hazards in Data-Scarce Areas: A Case Study in Nyaungdon Area, Myanmar 71Ke Zhang, Zaw Myo Khaing, and Zhijia Li5. Multisensor Remote Sensing and the Multidimensional Modeling of Extreme Flood Events: A Case Study of Hurricane Harvey--Triggered Floods in Houston, Texas, USA 87Mengye Chen, Zhi Li, and Shang Gao6. A Multisource, Data-Driven, Web-GIS-Based Hydrological Modeling Framework for Flood Forecasting and Prevention 105Zhanming Wan, Xianwu Xue, Ke Zhang, Yang Hong, Jonathan J. Gourley, and Humberto Vergara7. An Ensemble-Based, Remote-Sensing-Driven, Flood-Landslide Early Warning System 123Ke Zhang, Guoding Chen, Yi Xia, and Sheng Wang8. Detection of Hazard-Damaged Bridges Using Multitemporal High-Resolution SAR Imagery 135Wen Liu, Kazuki Inoue, and Fumio YamazakiPart III Remote Sensing of Droughts and Associated Hazards9. Drought Monitoring Based on Remote Sensing 151Xin Li, Ran Tao, and Ke Zhang10. Remote Sensing of Vegetation Responses to Drought Disturbances Using Spaceborne Optical and Near-Infrared Sensors 169Ke Zhang, Linxin Liu, Yunping Li, and Ran Tao11. Recent Advances in Physical Water Scarcity Assessment Using GRACE Satellite Data 187Emad Hasan and Aondover Tarhule12. Study of Water Cycle Variation in the Yellow River Basin Based on Satellite Remote Sensing and Numerical Modeling 203Meixia Lv and Zhuguo Ma13. Assessing the Impact of Climate Change-Induced Droughts on Soil Salinity Development in Agricultural Areas Using Ground and Satellite Sensors 223Dennis L. Corwin and Elia ScudieroIndex 245