GIS for Water Resource and Watershed Management by John G. Lyon (English) Hardco

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The use of GIS, and its application for solving environmental problems is growing rapidly. This book explains the fundamentals, demonstrates approaches, techniques and methods, and provides examples of real applications. It presents the basic concepts, and shows how to acquire the information needed to plan and implement GIS studies.

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"GIS for Water Resources and Watershed Management" explains the fundamentals of this field, demonstrates new approaches, techniques and methods, and provides examples of real applications. It presents the basic concepts, and shows how to acquire the critical information needed to plan and implement GIS studies, and develop practical solutions for environmental management and problem solving.

Author Biography

John Lyon has been interested since childhood in water resources, watersheds and wetlands as places to study vegetation. As a full Professor of Civil Engineering at Ohio State University, he has used remote sensing and GIS as powerful analytical and evaluative tools in his research.

Table of Contents

Channel Network Delineation and Watershed Segmentation in the TOPAZ Digital Landscape Analysis System.. Assessing the Performance of Automated Watershed Segmentation from Digital Elevation Models. Development of a Basin Geomorphic Information System using a TIN-DEM data Structure. Basinsoft, a Computer Program to Quantify Drainage Basin Characteristics. Deriving Stream Channel Morphology using GIS-Based Watershed Analysis. GIS Modeling and Visualization of the Water Balance During the 1993 Midwest Flood. Selection, Development and use of GIS Coverages for the Little Washita River Research Watershed. Regional Characterization of the Inland Valley Agroecosystem in West and Central Africa using High-Resolution Remotely Sensed Data. Watershed Characterization by GIS for Low Flow Prediction. Evaluation of the Albemarle-Pamlico Estuarine Study Area Utilizing Population and Land Use Information. Application of GIS and Remote Sensing for Watershed Assessment. Development of a Database for Lake Ecosystem Studies Linking GIS with RDBMS. Historical Aerial Photographs and GIS to Determine Effects of Long-Term Water Level Fluctuations on Wetlands along the St. Marys River, Michigan, USA. Watershed-Based Evaluation of Salmon Habitat. Physical Characterization of the Navarro Watershed for Hydrologic Simulation. Hydrologic Modeling using Remotely Sensed Databases. Technological Advances in Automated Land Surface Parameterization from Digital Evaluation Models. Aerial Photointerpretation of Hazardous Waste Sites: An Overview. Remote Sensing and GIS Application in Site-Specific Farming. Index.

Details ISBN0415286077 Short Title GIS FOR WATER RESOURCE & WATER Language English ISBN-10 0415286077 ISBN-13 9780415286077 Media Book Format Hardcover Illustrations Yes Place of Publication London Country of Publication United Kingdom Edition 1st Edited by John G. Lyon Affiliation Clifton, Virginia, USA Imprint CRC Press DOI 10.1604/9780415286077 UK Release Date 2002-10-03 AU Release Date 2002-10-03 NZ Release Date 2002-10-03 Author John G. Lyon Pages 298 Publisher Taylor & Francis Ltd Year 2002 Publication Date 2002-10-03 DEWEY 551.480285 Audience Professional & Vocational We've got this

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