Eco-hydrology of wetlands aided by remote sensing. A case study with the Revive's Goals initiative

MENDIONDO, EDUARDO MARIO; NEIFF, J.J.; DEPETTRIS, CARLOS ALBERTO

New trends in water and environmental engineering for safety and life

Balkema

Lugar: Rotterdam; Año: 2000; p. 7 - 26

The eco-hydrological REVIVE?s GOALS approach, based on remote sensing time series, and with spectral responses obtained from wetland floodplains, is presented. The test site comprises a 4800 km2 area of Lower Paraná River inland water bodies in South America. With 10- day composites, a ?present situation? with eco-hydrological features, encompassing statistical probability, time after perturbation, diversity and remote sensing normalised difference vegetation index were chosen so that scenarios could be inferred for the protection and maintenance of inland water bodies. With four time-series samples along the twentieth century, the ?long term? scenarios rely on alternative insights of ecosystem?s resilience, using protected contiguous patches. Multidisciplinary opportunities and eco-compatible strategies for protected aquatic environments are outlined.