Recommendations for estimating suspended solids in the Upper Mississippi River System using remote sensing
Dates
Publication Date
1989-08
Summary
The purpose of this report was to determine the feasibility of obtaining estimates of the concentrations of suspended solids in 1300 miles of the Upper Mississippi River System using remote sensing. The report includes: 1) a review of measured concentrations of suspended solids in different portions of the system. 2) a literature search of the spectral characteristics of suspended solids in water bodies in the laboratory and field and the use of remote sensing for qualitative and quantitative estimation of suspended solids in water bodies; and 3) the steps necessary to initiate a study to obtain estimates of error which would be needed because of the length and diversity of the Upper Mississippi River System.
Summary
The purpose of this report was to determine the feasibility of
obtaining estimates of the concentrations of suspended solids in
1300 miles of the Upper Mississippi River System using remote
sensing. The report includes: 1) a review of measured
concentrations of suspended solids in different portions of the
system. 2) a literature search of the spectral characteristics of
suspended solids in water bodies in the laboratory and field and
the use of remote sensing for qualitative and quantitative
estimation of suspended solids in water bodies; and 3) the steps
necessary to initiate a study to obtain estimates of error which
would be needed because of the length and diversity of the Upper
Mississippi River System.
Report by the
University of Minnesota, St. Paul, Minnesota, and the U.S. Fish
and Wildlife Service, Environmental Management Technical Center,
Onalaska, Wisconsin
