Using Remotely Sensed Images to Evaluate Suspended Sediment Transport and Biologic Productivity in Galveston Bay

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dc.acquisition-srcGBEPen_US
dc.call-noQH 541.5 .E8 G32 T-5 c.1-3 GBAYen_US
dc.call-noREF QH 541.5 .E8 G32 T-5 c.1-4 GBAYen_US
dc.call-noARCHIVE QH 541.5 .E8 G32 T-5 c.1-3 GBAYen_US
dc.contract-noGBEP T-5en_US
dc.contributor.authorWaters, Jeffrey P., and Theron Sageen_US
dc.contributor.otherProceedings: The State of the Bay Symposium V. January 31 - February 2, 2001en_US
dc.date.accessioned2010-02-15T17:37:06Z
dc.date.available2010-02-15T17:37:06Z
dc.date.issued2001en_US
dc.degreeen_US
dc.descriptionpgs. 99-100en_US
dc.description-otheren_US
dc.description.abstractHistorically, various methods have been used to measure total suspended sediment concentrations, including point sampling and filtration along with secchi disk transparency readings and turbidity probes. To obtain a synoptic view of the bay requires that a representative number of samples of appropriate spatial distribution be collected over a sufficiently long time frame. This approach is prohibitive in terms of both time and money in such a large water body as Galveston Bay. To overcome the problems inherent in comprehensive sampling in a large, variable water body, this study uses remotely sensed data platforms correlated with a short-term, intensive water quality sampling program to evaluate total suspended sediment concentrations and primary productivity (chlorophyll a) in the Galveston Bay complex. Since the values recorded by remotely sensed images are measurements of reflectance in given wavelengths rather than direct measurement of the parameter of interest, ground truth data must be acquired to correlate the reflectance value to the parameter. Once this correlation has been established, however, remotely sensed images can be used to monitor changes in that parameter without the need for future ground truth.en_US
dc.description.urien_US
dc.geo-codeHoustonen_US
dc.geo-codeGalveston Bayen_US
dc.history10/25/04 easen_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1969.3/26182
dc.latitudeen_US
dc.locationGBIC Circulating Collection; GBIC Reference Collection; GBIC Archive Collectionen_US
dc.longitudeen_US
dc.notesThe authors are representing the University of Houston- Clear Lakeen_US
dc.placeAustin, TXen_US
dc.publisherTexas Natural Resource Conservation Commissionen_US
dc.relation.ispartofseries9091.00en_US
dc.relation.urihttp://gbic.tamug.edu/gbeppubs/T5/gbnep-T5.htmlen_US
dc.scaleen_US
dc.seriesen_US
dc.subjecttotal suspended sediment concentrationsen_US
dc.titleUsing Remotely Sensed Images to Evaluate Suspended Sediment Transport and Biologic Productivity in Galveston Bayen_US
dc.typeChapteren_US
dc.universityen_US
dc.vol-issueT-5en_US

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