Part I: Remote Sensing for Global Drought and Flood Observations -- Part II: Modeling and Prediction of Global Drought and Flood -- Part III: Global Drought and Flood Risk Assessment, Management, and Socioeconomic Response
Summary
"Droughts and floods are causing increasing damage worldwide, often with devastating short- and long-term impacts on human society. Forecasting when they will occur, monitoring them as they develop, and learning from the past to improve disaster management is vital. Global Drought and Flood: Observation, Modeling, and Prediction presents recent advances in the modeling and remote sensing of droughts and floods. It also describes the techniques and products currently available and how they are being used in practice." Provided by publisher