Integrated Water Resource Management
As defined by the Global Water Partnership, integrated water resource management is a process which promotes the coordinated development and management of water, land, and related resources in order to maximize the resultant economic and social welfare in an equitable manner without compromising the sustainability of vital ecosystems. Resources available within this theme provide guidance on how to conserve and restore watersheds, reduce pollution, adapt to climate change and reduce risks from floods and droughts.
Integrated Water Resource Management Resources
Goddard Space Flight Center's Land Information System
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Land Information System (LIS) is a flexible land surface modeling and data assimilation framework developed with the goal of integrating satellite- and ground-based observational data products and advanced land surface modeling techniques to produce optimal fields of land surface states and fluxes...Read more
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GlobalBenchmarking NASA Snow Research Results in NWS Hydrological Decision Support
Published:
May 1, 2012National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Snowpack monitoring and integrative modeling with remote sensing for Alaska (to 1 km grid cells); possibility to extend water availability throughout North America at 1 km; includes water availability and snowpack monitoring in Central Asia through partnering with USGS and othersRead more
NASA's current and planned water missions in support of water resources management
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Emphasis of poster is on the new NASA Soil Moisture Mission, 'SMAP' and looking for global early adopters and work with WB staff to validate SMAP data with collaborations with NASA scientists.Read more
The Quick Drought Response Index (QuickDRI): An Integrated Approach for Rapid Response Agricultural Drought Monitoring
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
This resource includes the use of remote sensing and Earth science products including vegetation indices, evapotranspiration fluxes, and ground water changes from satellite data for drought monitoring.Read more
South-North America Visualization of Drought Information
Published:
July 1, 2014National Aeronautics and Space Administration
This resource includes state of the art visualizations using remote sensing for the Americas.Read more
GeoNetCast Americas
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
GEONETCast is a satellite dissemination system. It features comparably inexpensive, stand-alone user receive stations not requiring an internet connection and it is especially applicable for areas of limited internet bandwidth or those prone to disasters or internet interruptions.Read more
Earth Science Data
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
The purpose of NASA's Earth science program is to develop a scientific understanding of Earth's system and its response to natural or human-induced changes, and to improve prediction of climate, weather, and natural hazards. This homepage of NASA's Earth Science Data program provides...Read more
NASA Water & Energy Cycle Research
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
The long-term goal of NASA's water and energy cycle focus area is to enable improved predictions of the global water and energy cycles. This includes documenting and predicting means and trends in the rate of the Earth's water and energy cycling as well as predicting changes in the...Read more
NASA Data and Information Services
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
A corner stone of NASA is to provide open and free access of their data for both research and applications. The NASA Earth Observing System Data and Information System (EOSDIS) is a key core capability providing end-to-end capabilities for managing NASA's Earth science data from various...Read more
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GlobalNASA Global Change Master Directory
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
From this NASA Global Change Master Directory, users can navigate through data sets and tools and learn about instruments, platforms, projects, and data centers collecting Earth science data worldwide.Read more
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