480 Index
precipitation 94, I II pp., 239, 246, 247,
252,361 pp., 402, 405, 406, 408,
410 pp. (see also "rainfall")
events III
scales 111,112
types 111,113,117,124
probability density function 117, 122
proximity analysis 66
quadtree 58, 70
quality control 119, 127
Quaternary deposits 306
RJZ relationship 113, 119
radar 19, III pp., 134, 152, 153,205,206,
209,211,213,247,248,257,299,
309,393,394
altimeters 224 pp.
backscatter 28,202,205,206,213,219,
230,247,297,322
Bragg resonance 219
cross section 113
equation 19
incidence angle 199,201,208,219,220,
230,231
interferometry 36, 283, 309
rainfall measurement 367, 368, 373, 375
reflectivity 113,115 pp.
reflectivity factor 21, 113, 118
resolution Ill, 113, 123, 124, 126
speckle 224
Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) see
"SAR"
targets 113
weather radar 94,114,119,128,358,
360 pp., 372 pp.
Radarsat 153,212,219,220,223, 232,
234,257,454
radiance 17,273,280,281
radiation
longwave 15 pp., 93
solar 15 pp., 92
terrestrial 15 pp.
radiative transfer 18, 74, 245, 246
radioisotopes 240
radiometric 125
rainfall 117, 124 (see also "precipitation")
raingauge adjustment 116,.I20
Rayleigh theory 113
Rayleigh-Jeans law 18
recharge 341
rectification 51,52, 71
refl ectance 218
curve 136
diffuse 219
open-water 218, 219
soil II, 114, 127,218
specular 219,220
vegetation II, 174, 218, 223
refl ecti vi ty
surface 11,114,115,116,118,120,
121,124,127,174
regionalization 332, 333
Remote Sensing
algorithms 91,93
applications 72 pp., 96, 165 pp., 209 pp.,
249 pp., 274 pp., 291 pp., 414
Earth Observing System (EOS) see
"Earth Observing System"
reservoir 220 pp., 366, 370, 372, 401
models 229
resistance 160,161, 164pp., 173, 176,
178
aerodynamic 176 pp.
aerodynamic properties 171
aerodynamic roughness 167,176
canopy 164, 168
effective 160, 161
internal 165
stomatal 176
surface 161
resolution 405,427,428
high 321,330,334,360,446,454
in space 10,79,360,405,446,447,450
in time 12,79,333,360,446,447,449,
450
Revised Universal Soil Loss Equation
(RUSLE) 272,276
rill 272 pp.
Rio Grande basin 239,253
river basin snow cover extent maps 249
river bed losses 313
river ice break-up 243
RMS height 205
Rosetta promontory 277
roughness 204 pp., 273, 281, 282
run-on 313
runoff 87,239,252,255,313,314,315,
316,317,320,340,341,421,422,
423
coefficients 87, 317
GRU 88,89
Hydrological Similar Unit (HSU) 74,
76,88,90,430,431
models 13,76, 77, 86 pp., 118, 120,
127,128,246,250,252,253,255,
256,446,447,454
Runoff Curve Numbers method 133
S-Band 15,16
salinisation 341, 342
precipitation 94, I II pp., 239, 246, 247,
252,361 pp., 402, 405, 406, 408,
410 pp. (see also "rainfall")
events III
scales 111,112
types 111,113,117,124
probability density function 117, 122
proximity analysis 66
quadtree 58, 70
quality control 119, 127
Quaternary deposits 306
RJZ relationship 113, 119
radar 19, III pp., 134, 152, 153,205,206,
209,211,213,247,248,257,299,
309,393,394
altimeters 224 pp.
backscatter 28,202,205,206,213,219,
230,247,297,322
Bragg resonance 219
cross section 113
equation 19
incidence angle 199,201,208,219,220,
230,231
interferometry 36, 283, 309
rainfall measurement 367, 368, 373, 375
reflectivity 113,115 pp.
reflectivity factor 21, 113, 118
resolution Ill, 113, 123, 124, 126
speckle 224
Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) see
"SAR"
targets 113
weather radar 94,114,119,128,358,
360 pp., 372 pp.
Radarsat 153,212,219,220,223, 232,
234,257,454
radiance 17,273,280,281
radiation
longwave 15 pp., 93
solar 15 pp., 92
terrestrial 15 pp.
radiative transfer 18, 74, 245, 246
radioisotopes 240
radiometric 125
rainfall 117, 124 (see also "precipitation")
raingauge adjustment 116,.I20
Rayleigh theory 113
Rayleigh-Jeans law 18
recharge 341
rectification 51,52, 71
refl ectance 218
curve 136
diffuse 219
open-water 218, 219
soil II, 114, 127,218
specular 219,220
vegetation II, 174, 218, 223
refl ecti vi ty
surface 11,114,115,116,118,120,
121,124,127,174
regionalization 332, 333
Remote Sensing
algorithms 91,93
applications 72 pp., 96, 165 pp., 209 pp.,
249 pp., 274 pp., 291 pp., 414
Earth Observing System (EOS) see
"Earth Observing System"
reservoir 220 pp., 366, 370, 372, 401
models 229
resistance 160,161, 164pp., 173, 176,
178
aerodynamic 176 pp.
aerodynamic properties 171
aerodynamic roughness 167,176
canopy 164, 168
effective 160, 161
internal 165
stomatal 176
surface 161
resolution 405,427,428
high 321,330,334,360,446,454
in space 10,79,360,405,446,447,450
in time 12,79,333,360,446,447,449,
450
Revised Universal Soil Loss Equation
(RUSLE) 272,276
rill 272 pp.
Rio Grande basin 239,253
river basin snow cover extent maps 249
river bed losses 313
river ice break-up 243
RMS height 205
Rosetta promontory 277
roughness 204 pp., 273, 281, 282
run-on 313
runoff 87,239,252,255,313,314,315,
316,317,320,340,341,421,422,
423
coefficients 87, 317
GRU 88,89
Hydrological Similar Unit (HSU) 74,
76,88,90,430,431
models 13,76, 77, 86 pp., 118, 120,
127,128,246,250,252,253,255,
256,446,447,454
Runoff Curve Numbers method 133
S-Band 15,16
salinisation 341, 342