UAS-based remotely sensed data and field measurements from the Blue River and Colorado River, near Kremmling, Colorado, October 17-18, 2018
Dates
Start Date
2018-10-17
End Date
2018-10-18
Publication Date
2021-01-19
Citation
Kinzel, P.J., and Legleiter, C.J., 2021, UAS-based remotely sensed data and field measurements from the Blue River and Colorado River, near Kremmling, Colorado, October 17-18, 2018: U.S. Geological Survey data release, https://doi.org/10.5066/P96K0QI4.
Summary
To support an investigation of the feasibility of measuring river bathymetry using remotely sensed data acquired from an unmanned aircraft system (UAS), several types of remotely sensed data and field measurements were collected from two cross-sections on the Blue River and two cross-sections on the Colorado River near Kremmling, Colorado, on October 17-18, 2018. This parent data release includes links to child pages for the following data sets: 1) Lidar data used for mapping channel bathymetry (depth), acquired with a novel instrument that was developed by ASTRALiTe to distinguish between returns from the water surface and riverbed based on the polarization of laser pulses. 2) Field-based wading surveys of bed topography used to [...]
Summary
To support an investigation of the feasibility of measuring river bathymetry using remotely sensed data acquired from an unmanned aircraft system (UAS), several types of remotely sensed data and field measurements were collected from two cross-sections on the Blue River and two cross-sections on the Colorado River near Kremmling, Colorado, on October 17-18, 2018. This parent data release includes links to child pages for the following data sets:
1) Lidar data used for mapping channel bathymetry (depth), acquired with a novel instrument that was developed by ASTRALiTe to distinguish between returns from the water surface and riverbed based on the polarization of laser pulses.
2) Field-based wading surveys of bed topography used to evaluate the bathymetric mapping capabilities of the ASTRALiTe lidar.
3) Field-based measurements with instruments used to characterize optical properties of the water column and suspended sediment.
Please refer to the individual child pages for further detail about each data set. Overall, these data were used to assess the potential for non-contact measurement of river bathymetry from an unmanned aircraft system (UAS).
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Related External Resources
Type: Related Primary Publication
Kinzel, P.J., Legleiter, C.J., and Grams, P.E., 2021, Field evaluation of a compact, polarizing topo‐bathymetric lidar across a range of river conditions: River Research and Applications, https://doi.org/10.1002/rra.3771.
For any questions regarding these data, please contact:
Paul Kinzel - pjkinzel@usgs.gov, 303-278-7941
United States Geological Survey
4620 Technology Drive, Suite 400
Golden, CO 80403
Purpose
The U.S. Geological Survey is interested in evaluating innovative technologies to remotely sense river bed topography. High-resolution measurements of bed topography are increasingly used to support scientific investigations and resource monitoring because such data afford numerous advantages for geomorphic change detection, physical habitat characterization, and numerical modeling of flow and sediment transport.
Rights
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Photograph of ASTRALite instrument. Credit Bill Adams