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Observations of Water Storage Variations in the Aral Sea from Multi-sensor Satellite data

Publication Type : Conference Proceedings

Thematic Areas : Wireless Network and Application

Publisher : Munich & German National Library

Source : 2nd IAHR Europe Congress, Water Infinitely Deformable but Still Limited, Bavarian State Library, Munich & German National Library, Frankfurt (2012)

Url : https://www.iahr.org/library/infor?pid=11261

Campus : Amritapuri

School : School of Engineering

Center : Amrita Center for Wireless Networks and Applications (AmritaWNA)

Department : Wireless Networks and Applications (AWNA)

Year : 2012

Abstract : The Aral Sea was the fourth largest lake of the world until the 1960s. Due to large-scale irrigation projects in the region, the lake started shrinking drastically [1],[6]. In this paper we estimate the volume change of water in the Aral Sea from geometrical remote sensing techniques (satellite altimetry and optical satellite images) in combination with a digital elevation model. The results are compared with observations of water storage changes from the dedicated satellite gravity field mission GRACE for the time frame between 2002 and 2011.

Cite this Research Publication : Alka Singh, Seitz, F., and Schwatke, C., “Observations of Water Storage Variations in the Aral Sea from Multi-sensor Satellite data”, 2nd IAHR Europe Congress, Water Infinitely Deformable but Still Limited. Bavarian State Library, Munich & German National Library, Frankfurt, 2012.

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