Remote Sensing Based Hydrological Modeling for Irrigation Performance Assessment in the Lower Reaches of the Amu Darya River in Central Asia

irrigation systems are reported from Central Asia, especially for the downstream parts of Amu Darya and Syr Darya. A lack of reliable and consistent data for various reasons, is the major bottleneck to analyse the system functioning and irrigation performance in detail. To overcome these limitations is an important step towards integrated water resource management aiming improved environmental conditions in the Aral Sea Basin. Remote sensing may be a technical advance to contribute reliable and consistent data for a better understanding and assessment of the irrigation complexes at different spatial scales. This study utilizes satellite images for water balancing and irrigation performance assessment