Rivers are a major source of freshwater. They support aquatic and terrestrial ecosystems, provide transportation, and generate hydropower. Managing river basin watersheds is critical for developing policies for sustainable water allocation and development. This introductory training series led by NASA's Applied Remote Sensing Training program (ARSET) addresses how to use satellite data and Earth system modeling data sources to estimate surface water budgets.
By the end of this training, attendees will become familiar with:
The content of this training was developed for local, regional, state, federal, and international organizations engaged in the management of water resources, river basins, floods, droughts, land development, river transportation, hydroelectric power, and reservoirs.
Wednesday, March 13, 2019
This session will provide an overview of river basin monitoring and management, focusing on its importance and the approach. It will also cover an overview of remote sensing data sources relevant for river basin monitoring and management, and demonstrate data access.
Wednesday, April 20, 2019
This session will look at selected remote sensing studies of the Nile River Basin, including remotely sensed water balance analysis, the Nile Land Data Assimilation System, and wetland mapping and monitoring.
Guest Instructor: Benjamin Zaitchik
Wednesday, March 27, 2019
This session will look at selected remote sensing studies of the Mekong River Basin. Featuring guest speaker John Bolten.
Wednesday, April 3, 2019
The final session will include a review of remote sensing data sources for surface water budget components, and run through estimating the water budget of a watershed using remote sensing components.
| Dataset Name | Format |
|---|---|
| Integrated Multi-satellitE Retrievals for GPM (IMERG) CPEX V1 | netCDF-3 |
(2019). ARSET - Using Earth Observations to Monitor Water Budgets for River Basin Management. NASA Applied Remote Sensing Training Program (ARSET). https://www.earthdata.nasa.gov/learn/trainings/using-earth-observations-monitor-water-budgets-river-basin-management.