Longitudinal profiles of water-surface elevations for the Sacramento River, near Colusa, CA, measured using high-precision GPS and a high-speed power boat

Publication Date

2016

Time Period

2015-03-16

Minear, J.T., and Wright, S.A., 2016, Water-surface elevations, depths, velocities, and temperature data collected for the NASA/JPL AirSWOT campaign on the Sacramento River, near Colusa, CA, for the period March – May, 2015: U.S. Geological Survey data release, https://doi.org/10.5066/F7NZ85R4.

This data set is one part of a large field dataset collected for calibration and validation purposes of the NASA / JPL AirSWOT campaign along the Sacamento River, near Colusa, CA, in March - May 2015. The AirSWOT campaign is an airborne precusor to the satellite-based NASA SWOT (Surface Water and Ocean Topography) Mission, which when launched, will attempt to measure surface water-related parameters from space. Additional appropriate uses of the data include investigating the effects of the major California drought on water stage and temperatures in the Sacramento River, as well as hydraulic modeling during very low water conditions.

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• USGS California Water Science Center

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