Infrared photography and imagery in water resources research
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Abstract
Infrared photography has restricted usefulness in general water resources studies but is particularly useful in special problems such as shoreline mapping. Infrared imagery is beginning to be used in water resources studies for the identification of surface and sub surface thermal anomalies as expressed at the surface and the measurement of apparent water surface temperatures. It will attain its maximum usefulness only when interpretation criteria for infrared imagery are fully developed. Several important hydrologic problems to which infrared imagery may be applied are: (1) determination of circulation and cooling of water in power plant cooling ponds, (2) measurement of river temperature and temperature decline downstream from power plants discharging heated water, (3) identification of submarine springs along coasts, and (4) measurement of temperature differences along streams as indicators of effluent seepage of ground water. Although it is possible at this time to identify many features of importance to hydrology by the use of infrared imagery, the task remaining is to develop criteria to show the hydrologic significance of the features.
| Publication type | Article |
|---|---|
| Publication Subtype | Journal Article |
| Title | Infrared photography and imagery in water resources research |
| Series title | Journal - American Water Works Association |
| Volume | 57 |
| Issue | 7 |
| Year Published | 1965 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | American Water Works Association |
| Publisher location | Denver, CO |
| Contributing office(s) | Earth Resources Observation and Science (EROS) Center |
| Description | 7 p. |
| First page | 834 |
| Last page | 840 |
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