12. EARTH OBSERVATION DEMANDS FOR IMPROVED WATER
RESOURCES MANAGEMENT
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Rudolf, B., W. Hauschild, W. Ruth and U. Schneider (1996) Comparison of raingauge
analysis, satellite based precipitation estimates and forecast model results, Advances in
Space Research, 7, 53–62.
Seckler, D., U. Amarasinghe, D.J. Molden, R. De Silva and R. Barker (1998) World water
demand and supply, 1990–2025: Scenarios and issues, Research Report 19, International
Irrigation Management Institute, IWMI, Colombo, Sri Lanka.
Serageldin, I. (1995) Toward sustainable management of water resources, Address to the VII
World Congress on Water Resources of the International Water Resources Association,
Cairo, November 22, 1994, Directions in Development, The World Bank, Washington
D.C., USA, 33 pp.
Stendel, M. and K. Arpe (1997) Evaluation of the hydrologic cycle in reanalysis and
observations, MPI Validation Report, Max Planck Institute for Meteorology, Hamburg,
Germany, 50 pp.
Thiruvengadachari, S. and R. Sakthivadivel (1997) Satellite remote sensing techniques to aid
irrigation system performance assessment: A case study in India, Research Report 9,
International Irrigation Management Institute (IIMI), Colombo, Sri Lanka, 23 pp.
Vidal, A. and J.A. Sagardoy (1995) (Editors), Use of remote sensing techniques in irrigation
and drainage, Water Reports No. 4, FAO, Rome, Italy, 202 pp.
Weng, F. and N.C. Grody (1994) Retrieval of cloud liquid water using the SSM/I, Journal of
Geophysical Research, 99, 25,535–25,551.
Appendix 1
Important Global Centers, Databases and Research Programs related to the assessment of
water resources.
Global Center
Topic
Population
UN-New York
Population Reference Bureau
University of California-Santa Barbara
World population prospects
Population growth
Population data for Asia
Agriculture and natural vegetation
FAO-Rome
FAO-Rome
IFPRI-Washington
AB-DLO-Wageningen
World Bank-Washington
World Resources Institute-Washington
Space Applications Institute (EC/JRC)Ispra
Irrigated areas Africa
Actual food production
Global food production
Global food production
Global major cereal areas
Geography Africa
European food production
Interational
Geosphere
Biosphere
Program (IGBP)
IIASA-Laxenburg
USGS-Sioux Falls, Space Applications
Institute-Ispra
World Conservation Monitoring Centre
(WCMC)/IFOR
Land cover and land use
Global land cover
Global land cover
Tropical moist forests and protected areas
RESOURCES MANAGEMENT
115
Rudolf, B., W. Hauschild, W. Ruth and U. Schneider (1996) Comparison of raingauge
analysis, satellite based precipitation estimates and forecast model results, Advances in
Space Research, 7, 53–62.
Seckler, D., U. Amarasinghe, D.J. Molden, R. De Silva and R. Barker (1998) World water
demand and supply, 1990–2025: Scenarios and issues, Research Report 19, International
Irrigation Management Institute, IWMI, Colombo, Sri Lanka.
Serageldin, I. (1995) Toward sustainable management of water resources, Address to the VII
World Congress on Water Resources of the International Water Resources Association,
Cairo, November 22, 1994, Directions in Development, The World Bank, Washington
D.C., USA, 33 pp.
Stendel, M. and K. Arpe (1997) Evaluation of the hydrologic cycle in reanalysis and
observations, MPI Validation Report, Max Planck Institute for Meteorology, Hamburg,
Germany, 50 pp.
Thiruvengadachari, S. and R. Sakthivadivel (1997) Satellite remote sensing techniques to aid
irrigation system performance assessment: A case study in India, Research Report 9,
International Irrigation Management Institute (IIMI), Colombo, Sri Lanka, 23 pp.
Vidal, A. and J.A. Sagardoy (1995) (Editors), Use of remote sensing techniques in irrigation
and drainage, Water Reports No. 4, FAO, Rome, Italy, 202 pp.
Weng, F. and N.C. Grody (1994) Retrieval of cloud liquid water using the SSM/I, Journal of
Geophysical Research, 99, 25,535–25,551.
Appendix 1
Important Global Centers, Databases and Research Programs related to the assessment of
water resources.
Global Center
Topic
Population
UN-New York
Population Reference Bureau
University of California-Santa Barbara
World population prospects
Population growth
Population data for Asia
Agriculture and natural vegetation
FAO-Rome
FAO-Rome
IFPRI-Washington
AB-DLO-Wageningen
World Bank-Washington
World Resources Institute-Washington
Space Applications Institute (EC/JRC)Ispra
Irrigated areas Africa
Actual food production
Global food production
Global food production
Global major cereal areas
Geography Africa
European food production
Interational
Geosphere
Biosphere
Program (IGBP)
IIASA-Laxenburg
USGS-Sioux Falls, Space Applications
Institute-Ispra
World Conservation Monitoring Centre
(WCMC)/IFOR
Land cover and land use
Global land cover
Global land cover
Tropical moist forests and protected areas