Hydrology
There is an ever-growing need for fresh water, for people, animals, crops and industry. Life depends on water and climate change severely impacts upon its availability and usage. Monsoons fail, rain patterns shift and fertile areas become barren.
Hydrology is the study of the world’s water resources and the hydrologic cycle. It focuses on the distribution of water and its behavior in the atmosphere, on the surface of the Earth and underground. Naturally, hydrologists tend to concentrate on fresh water and the main subjects of research are precipitation and evaporation.
Kipp & Zonen instruments such as scintillometers and net radiometers are used in hydrological applications around the world.
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LAS Scintillometer Helps Improve Water Management in AustraliaThe use of water in agriculture depends on the requirements for the optimal health and productivity of crops. This has to be balanced with the water resources available, the demands of non-agricultural water consumers and the environmental impacts. |
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Practical Scintillometry
in the Yellow River Basin, ChinaRiver basins and deltas support the supply of fresh water to local populations for both consumption and irrigation purposes. Monitoring them is a significant part of water resource management. In China, the Kipp & Zonen Large Aperture Scintillometer EvapoTranspiration System is used for near real-time measurements and to validate satellite data. |
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