Remote Sensing Technology and Application, Volume. 40, Issue 4, 936(2025)

Monitoring Water Resources Changes in Key Lakes and Reservoirs in China based on Multi-source Remote Sensing and Actual Measurements

SONG Jingwei1,2,3, LIU Changhua1, ZHAN Pengfei2,3, and SONG Chunqiao2,3、*
Author Affiliations
  • 1College of Surveying and Geotechnical Engineering, Henan Polytechnic University, Jiaozuo 454000, China
  • 2Key Laboratory of Lake and Watershed Science for Water Security, Nanjing Institute of Geography and Limnology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Nanjing 210008, China
  • 3State Key Laboratory of Lake Science and Environment, Nanjing Institute of Geography and Limnology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Nanjing 210008, China
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    Paper Information

    Received: Nov. 11, 2024

    Accepted: Aug. 26, 2025

    Published Online: Aug. 26, 2025

    The Author Email: SONG Chunqiao (cqsong@niglas.ac.cn)

    DOI:10.11873/j.issn.1004-0323.2025.4.0936

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