@article{fdi:010065451, title = {{R}emote {S}ensing of {W}ater {R}esources in {S}emi-{A}rid {M}editerranean {A}reas : the joint international laboratory {TREMA}}, author = {{J}arlan, {L}ionel and {K}habba, {S}. and {E}r-{R}aki, {S}. and {L}e {P}age, {M}. and {H}anich, {L}. and {F}akir, {Y}. and {M}erlin, {O}livier and {M}angiarotti, {S}ylvain and {G}ascoin, {S}. and {E}zzahar, {J}. and {K}harrou, {M}. {H}. and {B}erjamy, {B}. and {S}aaidi, {A}. and {B}oudhar, {A}. and {B}enkaddour, {A}. and {L}aftouhi, {N}. and {A}baoui, {J}. and {T}avernier, {A}drien and {B}oulet, {G}illes and {S}imonneaux, {V}incent and {D}riouech, {F}. and {E}l {A}dnani, {M}. and {E}l {F}azziki, {A}. and {A}menzou, {N}. and {R}aibi, {F}. and {E}l {M}andour, {A}. and {I}bouh, {H}. and {L}e {D}antec, {V}. and {H}abets, {F}. and {T}ramblay, {Y}ves and {M}ougenot, {B}ernard and {L}eblanc, {M}arc and {E}l {F}aiz, {M}. and {D}rapeau, {L}aurent and {C}oudert, {B}. and {H}agolle, {O}. and {F}ilali, {N}. and {B}elaqziz, {S}. and {M}archane, {A}. and {S}zczypta, {C}. and {T}oumi, {J}. and {D}iarra, {A}. and {A}ouade, {G}. and {H}ajhouji, {Y}. and {N}assah, {H}. and {B}igeard, {G}uillaume and {C}hirouze, {J}onas and {B}oukhari, {K}. and {A}bourida, {A}. and {R}ichard, {B}astien and {F}anise, {P}ascal and {K}asbani, {M}. and {C}hakir, {A}. and {Z}ribi, {M}. and {M}arah, {H}. and {N}aimi, {A}. and {M}okssitg, {A}. and {K}err, {Y}ann and {E}scadafal, {R}ichard}, editor = {}, language = {{ENG}}, abstract = {{M}onitoring of water resources and a better understanding of the eco-hydrological processes governing their dynamics are necessary to anticipate and develop measures to adapt to climate and water-use changes. {F}ocusing on this aim, a research project carried out within the framework of {F}rench-{M}oroccan cooperation demonstrated how remote sensing can help improve the monitoring and modelling of water resources in semi-arid {M}editerranean regions. {T}he study area is the {T}ensift {B}asin located near {M}arrakech ({M}orocco) - a typical {S}outhern {M}editerranean catchment with water production in the mountains and downstream consumption mainly driven by agriculture. {F}ollowing a description of the institutional context and the experimental network, the main recent research results are presented: (1) methodological development for the retrieval of key components of the water cycle in a snow-covered area from remote-sensing imagery (disaggregated soil moisture from soil moisture and ocean salinity) at the kilometre scale, based on the {M}oderate {R}esolution {I}maging {S}pectroradiometer ({MODIS}); (2) the use of remote-sensing products together with land-surface modelling for the monitoring of evapotranspiration; and (3) phenomenological modelling based only on time series of remote-sensing data with application to forecasting of cereal yields. {F}inally, the issue of transfer of research results is also addressed through two remote sensing-based tools developed together with the project partners involved in water management and irrigation planning.}, keywords = {{MAROC} ; {ZONE} {MEDITERRANEENNE} ; {ZONE} {SEMIARIDE}}, booktitle = {}, journal = {{I}nternational {J}ournal of {R}emote {S}ensing}, volume = {36}, numero = {19-20}, pages = {4879--4917}, ISSN = {0143-1161}, year = {2015}, DOI = {10.1080/01431161.2015.1093198}, URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010065451}, }