NS43C:
Unoccupied Airborne Systems: Advances and Applications for Hydrology and Geophysics Posters


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Session ID#: 43365

Session Description:
The use of unoccupied airborne systems (UAS) in support of hydrologic, geologic,  and geophysical investigations is growing rapidly. The ability of UAS to efficiently acquire high-resolution geo-referenced airborne data with little or no environmental impact is driving innovations in UAS platforms, sensor, and data analytics.    

 

In this session, we focus on advances in the development and application of UAS that contribute to improved characterization and understanding of hydrologic systems and processes. Of specific interest is the development and demonstration of novel geophysical and other types of sensors and innovative data processing and interpretive techniques. We welcome examples of UAS applications related to all aspects of hydrology, hydrogeology, and hydroecology including characterization, modeling, and the identification and assessment of hydrologic processes.
Primary Convener:  John W Lane Jr, USGS Hydrogeophysics Branch, Storrs, CT, United States
Convener:  Scott Tyler, University of Nevada, Reno, Department of Geological Sciences and Engineering, Reno, NV, United States
Primary Liaison:  John W Lane Jr, USGS, Hydrogeophysics Branch, Storrs, CT, United States
Chairs:  John W Lane Jr, USGS, Hydrogeophysics Branch, Storrs, CT, United States and Scott Tyler, University of Nevada, Reno, Department of Geological Sciences and Engineering, Reno, NV, United States
OSPA Liaison:  John W Lane Jr, USGS, Hydrogeophysics Branch, Storrs, CT, United States
Co-Organized with:
Near Surface Geophysics, and Hydrology

Cross-Listed:
  • H - Hydrology

Proposed Co-Organized Session with:
  • H - Hydrology
Index Terms:

1829 Groundwater hydrology [HYDROLOGY]
1830 Groundwater/surface water interaction [HYDROLOGY]
1835 Hydrogeophysics [HYDROLOGY]
1855 Remote sensing [HYDROLOGY]

Abstracts Submitted to this Session:

Testing and Modeling Ballast Configurations for AUV Mission Planning in Dynamic Coastal Environments (393479)
Luis Miguel Rodriguez1, William Albert Swick2 and Andrew Keppel1, (1)US Naval Academy, Oceanography Department, Annapolis, MD, United States, (2)United States Naval Academy, Oceanography, Annapolis, MD, United States
Monitoring algae occurrence as an indicator for stream water health using UAS-captured imagery along a small urban stream (380373)
Riley J Sessanna1, Christa Kelleher1 and Laura Lautz2, (1)Syracuse University, Syracuse, NY, United States, (2)Syracuse University, Syracuse, United States
Measurements of flow velocity by Using LSPIV with UAV in different flow conditions (401689)
Yu-Jen Chuang and Hsun-Chuan Chan, National Chung Hsing University, Taichung, Taiwan
Efficient and comprehensive hydrogeological characterization of remote stream corridors using drones (409145)
John W Lane Jr1, Martin A Briggs2, Cian Dawson3, Christopher Holmquist-Johnson4, Eric A White1 and Kenneth Hurst Williams5, (1)USGS Hydrogeophysics Branch, Storrs, CT, United States, (2)USGS Water Mission Area, Storrs, United States, (3)-, Berkeley, United States, (4)US Geological Survey, Fort Collins Science Center, Fort Collins, United States, (5)Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Earth and Environmental Sciences Area, Berkeley, United States
Utility of drone-based thermal imaging for mapping river temperature heterogeneity (431042)
Stephen Dugdale, University of Birmingham, School of Geography, Earth and Environmental Sciences, Birmingham, B15, United Kingdom, Christa Kelleher, Syracuse University, Syracuse, NY, United States, Iain Malcolm, Marine Scotland Science, Aberdeen, United Kingdom and Prof. David M. Hannah, PhD, University of Birmingham, School of Geography, Earth and Environmental Sciences, Birmingham, United Kingdom
Identification of Tile Drain Networks using Thermal and RGB Data from Unmanned Aircraft (435626)
Scott Tyler1, Christopher B Kratt2, Dongkook K Woo3, Kerri B Johnson4, Marja Haagsma5, Chris Sladek6, Praveen Kumar7 and John Steven Selker5, (1)University of Nevada Reno, Geological Sciences and Engineering, Reno, NV, United States, (2)University of Nevada Reno, Center for Transformative Environmental Monitoring Programs (CTEMPs), Reno, United States, (3)University of Illinois, Urbana, United States, (4)University of Nevada, Areno, Reno, United States, (5)Oregon State University, Biological and Ecological Engineering, Corvallis, OR, United States, (6)University of Nevada Reno, Reno, NV, United States, (7)University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Urbana, United States
Small Unmanned Aerial System (sUAS) Based Analysis of Emergent Vegetation & Water Inundation Extent at Old Woman Creek (446408)
Dustin Dehm, University of Toledo, Department of Environmental Sciences, Toledo, OH, United States and Richard Becker, University of Toledo, Environmental Sciences, Toledo, OH, United States
Deploying a UAV-Based System to Identify Methane-Emitting Oil and Gas Wells. (449766)
Samantha H Wong1, Judy Li2, Ethan M Penner2, Kevin N Reilly2, Natalia N Romanzo2, Timothy S de Smet3, Alex Nikulin4 and Jeffrey Pietras5, (1)Binghamton University, Environmental Studies, Binghamton, NY, United States, (2)Binghamton University, Binghamton, United States, (3)Binghamton University, Geology, Binghamton, NY, United States, (4)Binghamton University, Department of Geological Sciences and Environmental Studies, Binghamton, United States, (5)Binghamton University, Binghamton, NY, United States
Using Machine Learning to Interpret Soil Moisture from Multispectral Imagery Captured by Unmanned Aerial Vehicle. (462954)
Samuel Negusse Araya1, Teamrat A Ghezzehei2, Joshua H Viers3, Anna Fryjoff-Hung1 and Andreas Anderson1, (1)University of California Merced, Merced, CA, United States, (2)Life and Environmental Sciences, University of California, Merced, United States, (3)Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of California, Merced, United States

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