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Helicopter-based videos and field measurements of flow depth and velocity from the Tanana River, Alaska, acquired on July 24, 2019

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2019-07-24
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Legleiter, C.J., and Kinzel, P.J., 2021, Helicopter-based videos and field measurements of flow depth and velocity from the Tanana River, Alaska, acquired on July 24, 2019: U.S. Geological Survey data release, https://doi.org/10.5066/P9A7J0AN.

Summary

This data release includes videos acquired from a helicopter and field measurements of flow depth and velocity from the Tanana River near Nenana, Alaska, obtained on July 24, 2019. This parent data release includes links to child pages for two data sets produced during the study: 1. Acoustic Doppler Current Profiler (ADCP) field measurements of flow depth and velocity from the Tanana River, Alaska, collected on July 24, 2019. 2. Videos of the Tanana River, Alaska, acquired from a helicopter on July 24, 2019. Please refer to the individual child pages for further detail about each data set. Overall, these data were used to assess the potential to estimate surface flow velocities and water depths in sediment-laden rivers from [...]

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Contacts

Originator :
Carl J Legleiter, Paul J Kinzel
Publisher :
U.S. Geological Survey
Point of Contact :
Carl J Legleiter
Distributor :
U.S. Geological Survey - ScienceBase
SDC Data Owner :
Integrated Modeling & Prediction Division
USGS Mission Area :
Water Resources

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For questions concerning this data set, please contact:

Dr. Carl J. Legleiter - cjl@usgs.gov
Geomorphology and Sediment Transport Laboratory
United States Geological Survey
4620 Technology Drive, Suite #400
Golden, CO 80403

Purpose

The purpose of this study was to assess the feasibility of estimating surface flow velocities and water depths from optical image sequences acquired from a helicopter hovering above the river by tracking water surface features via PIV and inferring depths via a flow resistance equation. Remote sensing of flow velocities and depths could provide a more efficient, cost-effective alternative to conventional field-based methods of measuring channel hydraulics and thus become an important component of non-contact approaches to streamgaging.

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Any use of trade, firm, or product names is for descriptive purposes only and does not imply endorsement by the U.S. Government.
Helicopter used to acquire videos and ADCP used to measure velocities.
Helicopter used to acquire videos and ADCP used to measure velocities.

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