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November 2, 2022
"Remote sensing of freshwaters for discovery and management"
Matthew Ross and John Gardner
Assistant Professor, Department of Ecosystem Science and Sustainability, Colorado State University
Assistant Professor, Department of Geology and Environmental Science, University of Pittsburgh
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Abstract:
Satellites have been observing Earth for decades and are ever increasing in number, quality, and resolution. The potential of Earth observations for discovery and management of freshwaters has always been known but is increasingly becoming a reality due to historical records of overlapping field and satellite measurements and computational advances. We will discuss how Earth observations can be used for discovery using the diversity of rivers and lakes as a natural laboratory, describe our workflows, and importance of linking Earth observations to hydrography. We will present case studies of what we are learning about rivers and environmental change from suspended sediment observations in rivers, algal blooms in rivers and reservoirs, and long-term color and trophic changes in lakes. We will also describe upcoming national and global data products that we hope can inform freshwater management and scientific decision making alike.

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