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The remote sensing of suspended sediment concentrations of small impoundments

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The suspended sediment concentrations of 14 Oklahoma impoundments were related to bands of reflected light as measured from an aircraft-borne multispectral scanner. Suspended sediment concentrations (Y) were curvilinearly related to reflectance (X) where the exponent onX exceeds one. The best relationships, upon consideration of sensitivity, range, and precision, appeared in the bands defined by 588 to 643 and 650 to 690 nm wavelength. The latter was less precise. The measured range in sediment concentration was 13 to 232 mg l−1

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  1. H. B. Pionke

    Present address: N. E. Watershed Research Centre, III Research Building A, Penn State University, University Park, 16802, Pennsylvania, USA

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Pionke, H.B., Blanchard, B.J. The remote sensing of suspended sediment concentrations of small impoundments. Water Air Soil Pollut 4, 19–32 (1975). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01794129

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