Potential for Small Unmanned Aircraft Systems Applications for Identifying Groundwater-Surface Water Exchange in a Meandering River Reach: sUAS in Groundwater-Surface Water Study

Pai, H.; Malenda, H. F.; Briggs, M. A.; Singha, K.; González-Pinzón, R.; Gooseff, M. N.; Tyler, S. W.

doi:10.1002/2017gl075836

Title: Potential for Small Unmanned Aircraft Systems Applications for Identifying Groundwater-Surface Water Exchange in a Meandering River Reach: sUAS in Groundwater-Surface Water Study

Journal Article · Sun Nov 26 19:00:00 EST 2017 · Geophysical Research Letters

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1002/2017gl075836 · OSTI ID:1537303

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Univ. of Nevada, Reno, NV (United States); DOE/OSTI
Colorado School of Mines, Golden, CO (United States)
U.S. Geological Survey, Storrs, CT (United States)
Univ. of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM (United States)
Univ. of Colorado, Boulder, CO (United States)
Univ. of Nevada, Reno, NV (United States)

The exchange of groundwater and surface water (GW-SW), including dissolved constituents and energy, represents a critical yet challenging characterization problem for hydrogeologists and stream ecologists. Here we describe the use of a suite of high spatial resolution remote sensing techniques, collected using a small unmanned aircraft system (sUAS), to provide novel and complementary data to analyze GW-SW exchange. sUAS provided centimeter-scale resolution topography and water surface elevations, which are often drivers of exchange along the river corridor. Additionally, sUAS-based vegetation imagery, vegetation-top elevation, and normalized difference vegetation index mapping indicated GW-SW exchange patterns that are difficult to characterize from the land surface and may not be resolved from coarser satellite-based imagery. We combined these data with estimates of sediment hydraulic conductivity to provide a direct estimate of GW “shortcutting” through meander necks, which was corroborated by temperature data at the riverbed interface.

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Research Organization:: U.S. Geological Survey, Boulder, CO (United States); U.S. Geological Survey, Storrs, CT (United States)

Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE; USDOE Office of Science (SC), Biological and Environmental Research (BER)

Contributing Organization:: the AirCTEMPS Team

Grant/Contract Number:: SC0016412

OSTI ID:: 1537303

Journal Information:: Geophysical Research Letters, Journal Name: Geophysical Research Letters Journal Issue: 23 Vol. 44; ISSN 0094-8276

Publisher:: American Geophysical UnionCopyright Statement

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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