W-Band 15,16
X-Band see "X-Band"
electromagnetic spectrum 9, 15 pp., 112
emissivity 18, 114, 124, 200 pp.
microwave see "microwave"
energy balance 90 pp., 318, 319, 334
environmental impact assessment 343
EOS-PM 212
ephemeral gullies 278
equivalent radar reflectivity 119
EFUDAS 44,45,53,58,61,70,77
erosion 271 pp.,338
error propagation 72
ERS (1, 2) 153,211,212,453
ESA 394,455,456
ESSP 455,456
ESTAR 209,210,211,394,452
eutrophication 287, 294
evaporation 91,92,157 pp., 330, 332, 386
actual 159, 162 pp.
crop coefficients 161
evapotranspiration 90,133,134,136,
139, 157,226,421
latent heat flux 158, 162
transpiration 157, 159
evapotranspiration 90, 133, 134, 136,139,
157,226,421
expert system 70, 74, 343, 344
Export coefficient model 77
Famine Early Warning System (FEWS)
138
fanglomerates 306, 315
feature space 141 pp.
FIFE 86, 89, 209
flood 230 pp., 241, 250, 257, 334, 357 pp.,
358,360,361,362,365,366,367,
368,370,371,372,373,375,401,
402,445,449,454
duration 221
extent 230 pp.
flood forecast 85, 197, 241, 357 pp.,
402,445,454
flood plain 230,333,334, 335, 338
flood protection 85,357,358,375
flood warning 357,365,369
flooding 250
frequency 111,114,115,125,221
timing 221
under-canopy 230
floodwater spreading 341
fluorescence 281,295,296
foliage 382,383,384391
forecast
Index
477
flood forecast 85,197,241,357 pp.,
402,445,454
quantitative precipitation forecast (QPF)
361,362,368
rainfall forecast 359,361,368
real-time forecast 358 pp.
format 47
data exchange 69
lattice 70
raster 67 pp.
vector 67 pp.
format geometric correction 330
Four dimensional data assimilation
(4DDA) 161,164,181
fractures 312,314,319,320,321
frequency 16
frequency of observation 12, 242 pp.
freshwater 287,290,291,298
GAME 453
gamma radiation 198,199,240 pp.
gamma ray spectrometry 318
gauge networks 116
General Circulation Model (GCM) 86,
197,445
Geographic Information Systems (GIS)
see "Digital Image Processing,
Software"
geometric correction 71
geometrical optics model 205, 206
GEWEX Continental Scale International
Project(GCIP) 91,453
GIS see "Digital Image Processing,
Software"
glaciers 243, 246
GMS 8, 11,360,375,453
gneiss 338
GOES 8,11,86,91,92,93,97,121,175,
244,249,360,375,405,453
GOES Precipitation Index (GPI) 121
GPCP 128
granitic area 312
GRASS 61, 68, 70
ground-based radar Ill, 124, 128 (see
also "radar")
groundwater 305 pp., 341, 393
flow systems 305, 306, 310, 316, 321
hydrotope 319, 320
model 305,310,311,312,315,318,
321,322
recharge 305 pp., 312 pp., 341
table 305,309,310, 311
gully 274, 277 pp., 282
hail 118,119
hard rocks 309, 319
X-Band see "X-Band"
electromagnetic spectrum 9, 15 pp., 112
emissivity 18, 114, 124, 200 pp.
microwave see "microwave"
energy balance 90 pp., 318, 319, 334
environmental impact assessment 343
EOS-PM 212
ephemeral gullies 278
equivalent radar reflectivity 119
EFUDAS 44,45,53,58,61,70,77
erosion 271 pp.,338
error propagation 72
ERS (1, 2) 153,211,212,453
ESA 394,455,456
ESSP 455,456
ESTAR 209,210,211,394,452
eutrophication 287, 294
evaporation 91,92,157 pp., 330, 332, 386
actual 159, 162 pp.
crop coefficients 161
evapotranspiration 90,133,134,136,
139, 157,226,421
latent heat flux 158, 162
transpiration 157, 159
evapotranspiration 90, 133, 134, 136,139,
157,226,421
expert system 70, 74, 343, 344
Export coefficient model 77
Famine Early Warning System (FEWS)
138
fanglomerates 306, 315
feature space 141 pp.
FIFE 86, 89, 209
flood 230 pp., 241, 250, 257, 334, 357 pp.,
358,360,361,362,365,366,367,
368,370,371,372,373,375,401,
402,445,449,454
duration 221
extent 230 pp.
flood forecast 85, 197, 241, 357 pp.,
402,445,454
flood plain 230,333,334, 335, 338
flood protection 85,357,358,375
flood warning 357,365,369
flooding 250
frequency 111,114,115,125,221
timing 221
under-canopy 230
floodwater spreading 341
fluorescence 281,295,296
foliage 382,383,384391
forecast
Index
477
flood forecast 85,197,241,357 pp.,
402,445,454
quantitative precipitation forecast (QPF)
361,362,368
rainfall forecast 359,361,368
real-time forecast 358 pp.
format 47
data exchange 69
lattice 70
raster 67 pp.
vector 67 pp.
format geometric correction 330
Four dimensional data assimilation
(4DDA) 161,164,181
fractures 312,314,319,320,321
frequency 16
frequency of observation 12, 242 pp.
freshwater 287,290,291,298
GAME 453
gamma radiation 198,199,240 pp.
gamma ray spectrometry 318
gauge networks 116
General Circulation Model (GCM) 86,
197,445
Geographic Information Systems (GIS)
see "Digital Image Processing,
Software"
geometric correction 71
geometrical optics model 205, 206
GEWEX Continental Scale International
Project(GCIP) 91,453
GIS see "Digital Image Processing,
Software"
glaciers 243, 246
GMS 8, 11,360,375,453
gneiss 338
GOES 8,11,86,91,92,93,97,121,175,
244,249,360,375,405,453
GOES Precipitation Index (GPI) 121
GPCP 128
granitic area 312
GRASS 61, 68, 70
ground-based radar Ill, 124, 128 (see
also "radar")
groundwater 305 pp., 341, 393
flow systems 305, 306, 310, 316, 321
hydrotope 319, 320
model 305,310,311,312,315,318,
321,322
recharge 305 pp., 312 pp., 341
table 305,309,310, 311
gully 274, 277 pp., 282
hail 118,119
hard rocks 309, 319