REMOTE SENSING OF THE WATER TABLE: MEASUREMENT AND A DATA PROCESSING ALGORITHM

Measurement methods and a data processing algorithm used in solving the problem of determining the depth of the water table by means of remote sensing and use of surface information on the hydrological and dielectric properties of soils are examined. In accordance with this approach, practical work has been done on estimating the depth of groundwater occurrence in a test area (in the vicinity of the Belovo Reservoir in Kemerovo Oblast) with the use of radiometric and optical remote sensing, as well as a surface databank. The results are presented in the form of diagrammatic maps with isarithms depicting groundwater depths from the surface.