Because of the conservation of mass, the divergence of the moisture transport integrated over the depth of the atmosphere should balance the fresh water flux (evaporation-precipitation) at the surface. Monitoring these two terms is critical to the characterization of the hydrological cycle and climate change. Direct in situ measurements of moisture transport, evaporation, and precipitation are ...

The overall objective of this study was to use field spectro-radiometers for finding possible spectral regions in which chlorophyll-a (Chl-a) and particulate organic carbon (POC) could be identified so as to assist the assessment and monitoring of water quality using satellite remote sensing technology. This paper presents the methodology adopted in this study which is based on the application ...