Call number:
ZSP-201-78/18
In:
CRREL Report, 78-18
Description / Table of Contents:
The primary objective of this project was to demonstrate the utility of remote sensing techniques as an operational tool in the acquisition of data required by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Seattle District, in the Grays Harbor dredging effects project, and related projects. Aerial imagery was used to map surface circulation and suspended sediment patterns near the hopper dredge pump site at the harbor entrance and near pulpmill outfalls in Aberdeen, and to map the areal distribution and extent of intertidal habitats. The surface circulation maps prepared from the aerial photographs and thermal imagery compared favorably with the large-scale circulation patterns observed in the Grays Harbor hydraulic model at the U.S. Army Engineer Waterways Experiment Station. Of the imagery provided by NASA, the thermal imagery was more useful than the color or color infrared (CIR) photographs for mapping circulation, while the CIR photographs were more useful than the thermal imagery or the color photographs for mapping intertidal habitats. Current velocities estimated from dye dispersion patterns and drifting dye drogues were comparable at some locations to velocities measured by in situ current meters and in the hydraulic model. Based on a cursory evaluation of LANDSAT-1 imagery acquired in January, February, and October 1973, it had limited utility in providing data on surface circulation patterns in Grays Harbor. The areal distribution and extent of nine wetland vegetation types, dune vegetation, and three types of eelgrass were mapped using primarily aerial C IR photographs and ground surveys. Color photographs were also used for areas not covered by the C IR photographs. Wetland vegetation types mapped were: low silty marsh, low sandy marsh, sedge marsh, high immature marsh, high mature marsh, salt marsh, diked pasture, freshwater marsh, and wooded swamp. Undiked salt marsh (first five types) covered 5540 acres (22.3 km2) in Grays Harbor.
Type of Medium:
Series available for loan
Pages:
vi, 85 Seiten
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Illustrationen
Series Statement:
CRREL Report 78-18
URL:
https://hdl.handle.net/11681/9397
Language:
English
Note:
CONTENTS
Abstract
Preface
Introduction
Site description
Background and objectives
Project history
Approach
General
Aircraft imagery and sensor data
LANDSAT imagery
Ground truth data
Results and discussion
Remote sensing techniques
Conventional techniques
Comparison of results
Conclusions
Advantages and disadvantages
Applications
Recommendations
Literature cited
Location:
AWI Archive
Branch Library:
AWI Library
