Multi-scale Remote Sensing and Machine Learning for Hydrological Modeling

Dear Colleagues,

Remote sensing provides rich spatiotemporal information on changing hydrological processes and their environmental impacts. The dynamics of terrestrial water storage (rivers, lakes, reservoirs) and snow cover, soil moisture, and certain atmospheric variables of land surface–atmosphere exchange (such as those related to rainfall or evapotranspiration) can be evaluated on a temporal and spatial scale using a variety of airborne and spaceborne instruments. For example, MODIS, AMSR-E, Sentinel, SMOS, SMAP, GRACE and other remote sensing technologies are used for the calibration and verification of hydrological models.

Furthermore, machine learning has been successfully used in almost every field of science and technology. With the assistance of remote sensing data, it has also been widely used in hydrological basin cycles and meteorological prediction, and different types of hydrological parameters have been implemented in computational models, mathematical models, and systems. Advanced data-driven algorithms properly combine multisource products (measurements, satellite images, and reanalysis) with hydrological models, which further improves their performance and prediction accuracy.

It is our pleasure to announce the launch of a new Special Issue in Remote Sensing. Research topics include but are not limited to collecting papers that apply to remote sensing and retrieval methods (innovative machine learning and data assimilation techniques) in hydrological environment assessment and hydrological modeling, including innovative technologies for evaluating hydrological models, new insights into inland water processes, integration in hydrological modeling, etc.

Dr. Jun Liu
Dr. Mehdi Khaki
Guest Editors

Manuscript Submission Information

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Submitted manuscripts should not have been published previously, nor be under consideration for publication elsewhere (except conference proceedings papers). All manuscripts are thoroughly refereed through a single-blind peer-review process. A guide for authors and other relevant information for submission of manuscripts is available on the Instructions for Authors page. Remote Sensing is an international peer-reviewed open access semimonthly journal published by MDPI.

Please visit the Instructions for Authors page before submitting a manuscript. The Article Processing Charge (APC) for publication in this open access journal is 2700 CHF (Swiss Francs). Submitted papers should be well formatted and use good English. Authors may use MDPI's English editing service prior to publication or during author revisions.

• spatial hydrology
• large-scale modeling
• inland water bodies
• land–atmosphere interaction
• data assimilation
• remote sensing
• machine learning
• calibration