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Informationen zum Autor Dr Patrice E. Carbonneau, Lecturer in physical geography, Geography department, Durham University, UK>/p> Klappentext This book offers a comprehensive overview of progress in the general area of fluvial remote sensing with a specific focus on its potential contribution to river management. The book highlights a range of challenging issues by considering a range of spatial and temporal scales with perspectives from a variety of disciplines. The book starts with an overview of the technical progress leading to new management applications for a range of field contexts and spatial scales. Topics include colour imagery, multi-spectral and hyper-spectral imagery, video, photogrammetry and LiDAR. The book then discusses management applications such as targeted, network scale, planning, land-use change modelling at catchment scales, characterisation of channel reaches (riparian vegetation, geomorphic features) in both spatial and temporal dimensions, fish habitat assessment, flow measurement, monitoring river restoration and maintenance and, the appraisal of human perceptions of riverscapes.Key Features:* A specific focus on management applications in a period of increasing demands on managers to characterize river features and their evolution at different spatial scales* An integration across all scales of imagery with a clear discussion of both ground based and airborne images* Includes a wide-range of environmental problems* Coverage of cutting-edge technology* Contributions from leading researchers in the field Zusammenfassung This book offers a comprehensive overview of progress in the general area of fluvial remote sensing with a specific focus on its potential contribution to river management. The book highlights a range of challenging issues by considering a range of spatial and temporal scales with perspectives from a variety of disciplines. Inhaltsverzeichnis Series Foreword, xv Foreword, xvii List of Contributors, xix 1 Introduction: The Growing Use of Imagery in Fundamental and Applied River Sciences, 1 Patrice E. Carbonneau and Herv¿e Pi¿egay 1.1 Introduction, 1 1.2 Remote sensing, river sciences and management, 2 1.2.1 Key concepts in remote sensing, 2 1.2.2 A short introduction to 'river friendly' sensors and platforms, 4 1.2.3 Cost considerations, 7 1.3 Evolution of published work in Fluvial Remote Sensing, 8 1.3.1 Authorships and Journals, 9 1.3.2 Platforms and Sensors, 9 1.3.3 Topical Areas, 10 1.3.4 Spatial and Temporal Resolutions, 14 1.3.5 Summary, 16 1.4 Brief outline of the volume, 16 References, 17 2 Management Applications of Optical Remote Sensing in the Active River Channel, 19 W. Andrew Marcus, Mark A. Fonstad and Carl J. Legleiter 2.1 Introduction, 19 2.2 What can be mapped with optical imagery?, 20 2.3 Flood extent and discharge, 21 2.4 Water depth, 22 2.5 Channel change, 24 2.6 Turbidity and suspended sediment, 25 2.7 Bed sediment, 27 2.8 Biotypes (in-stream habitat units), 29 2.9 Wood, 31 2.10 Submerged aquatic vegetation (SAV) and algae, 31 2.11 Evolving applications, 33 2.12 Management considerations common to river applications, 33 2.13 Accuracy, 35 2.14 Ethical considerations, 36 2.15 Why use optical remote sensing?, 36 References, 38 3 An Introduction to the Physical Basis for Deriving River Information by Optical Remote Sensing, 43 Carl J. Legleiter and Mark A. Fonstad 3.1 Introduction, 43 3.2 An overview of radiative transfer in shallow stream channels, 45 3.2.1 Quantifying the light field, 45 3.2.2 Radiative transfer processes along the image chain, 49 3.3 Optical characteristics of river channels, 54<...
List of contents
Series Foreword, xv
Foreword, xvii
List of Contributors, xix
1 Introduction: The Growing Use of Imagery in Fundamental and Applied River Sciences, 1
Patrice E. Carbonneau and Herv´e Pi´egay
1.1 Introduction, 1
1.2 Remote sensing, river sciences and management, 2
1.3 Evolution of published work in Fluvial Remote Sensing, 8
1.4 Brief outline of the volume, 16
References, 17
2 Management Applications of Optical Remote Sensing in the Active River Channel, 19
W. Andrew Marcus, Mark A. Fonstad and Carl J. Legleiter
2.1 Introduction, 19
2.2 What can be mapped with optical imagery?, 20
2.3 Flood extent and discharge, 21
2.4 Water depth, 22
2.5 Channel change, 24
2.6 Turbidity and suspended sediment, 25
2.7 Bed sediment, 27
2.8 Biotypes (in-stream habitat units), 29
2.9 Wood, 31
2.10 Submerged aquatic vegetation (SAV) and algae, 31
2.11 Evolving applications, 33
2.12 Management considerations common to river applications, 33
2.13 Accuracy, 35
2.14 Ethical considerations, 36
2.15 Why use optical remote sensing?, 36
References, 38
3 An Introduction to the Physical Basis for Deriving River Information by Optical Remote Sensing, 43
Carl J. Legleiter and Mark A. Fonstad
3.1 Introduction, 43
3.2 An overview of radiative transfer in shallow stream channels, 45
3.3 Optical characteristics of river channels, 54
3.4 Inferring river channel attributes from remotely sensed data, 60
3.5 Conclusion, 66
3.6 Notation, 67
References, 68
4 Hyperspectral Imagery in Fluvial Environments, 71
Mark J. Fonstad
4.1 Introduction, 71
4.2 The nature of hyperspectral data, 72
4.3 Advantages of hyperspectral imagery, 74
4.4 Logistical and optical limitations of hyperspectral imagery, 75
4.5 Image processing techniques, 78
4.6 Conclusions, 82
Acknowledgments, 82
References, 82
5 Thermal Infrared Remote Sensing of Water Temperature in Riverine Landscapes, 85
Rebecca N. Handcock, Christian E. Torgersen, Keith A. Cherkauer, Alan R. Gillespie, Klement Tockner, Russel N. Faux and Jing Tan
5.1 Introduction, 85
5.2 State of the art: TIR remote sensing of streams and rivers, 88
5.3 Technical background to the TIR remote sensing of water, 91
5.4 Extracting useful information from TIR images, 96
5.5 TIR imaging sensors and data sources, 98
5.6 Validating TIR measurements of rivers, 102
5.7 Example 1: Illustrating the necessity of matching the spatial resolution of the TIR imaging device to river width using multi-scale observations of water temperature in the Pacific Northwest (USA), 106
5.8 Example 2: Thermal heterogeneity in river floodplains used to assess habitat diversity, 108
5.9 Summary, 108
Acknowledgements, 109
5.10 Table of abbreviations, 110
References, 110
6 The Use of Radar Imagery in Riverine Flood Inundation Studies, 115
Guy J-P. Schumann, Paul. D. Bates, Giuliano Di Baldassarre and David C. Mason
6.1 Introduction, 115
6.2 Microwave imaging of water and flooded land surfaces, 116
6.3 The use of SAR imagery to map and monitor river flooding, 120
6.4 Case study examples, 129
6.5 Summary and outlook, 135
References, 137
7 Airborne LiDAR Methods Applied to Riverine Environments, 141
Jean-St´ephane Bailly, Paul J. Kinzel, Tristan Allouis, Den
