ABSTRACT
This chapter investigates agricultural recovery from hydrologic damage at the field scale following the 8.8 Maule earthquake by coupling ground and remote measurements. It specifically investigates orchard recovery management from seismically influenced waterlogging following the 2010 Maule, Chile earthquake. The chapter studies earthquake-water dynamics with observed connections to a variety of behaviors that can include changes to groundwater supply, surface water supply and water quality. Waterlogged agricultural soils can adversely affect crop health, dependent on factors such as time of flood, duration and crop affected. It is therefore clear that the substantial need to improve disaster response strategies in agricultural settings can be addressed in the utilization of remote sensing technologies. It also investigates the use of satellite imagery in a more narrow focus, specific to agricultural needs. The chapter applies a newly introduced conceptual model that dovetails current research of earthquake-water dynamics with applicable remote sensing of soil-plant-water relations.
