Application of Remotely Sensed Data to Regional Analysis and Assessment of Stream Temperature in the Pacific Northwest Streams

University of Washington

Publications

• Handcock, R.N., K.A. Cherkauer, A.R. Gillespie, J.E. Kay, S.K. Kampf, and S.J. Burges, Remotely sensed stream temperatures at multiple-spatial scales, Remote Sens. Env., submitted [DRAFT].
• Kay, J.E., R.N. Handcock, K.A. Cherkauer, S.K. Kampf, A.R. Gillespie, and S.J. Burges, Accuracy of lake and stream temperatures determined from atmospherically corrected thermal-infrared imagery, J. American Water Res. Assoc., submitted.
• Cherkauer, K.A., S.J. Burges, R.N. Handcock, J.E. Kay, S. K. Kampf and A.R. Gillespie, Assessing satellite-based thermal infrared remote sensing for monitoring Pacific Northwest river temperatures, J. American Water Res. Assoc., submitted.
• Kay, J. E., Estimation of Water Temperature from Airborne and Satellite Thermal-Infrared (TIR) Remote-Sensing Data, Masters thesis, Univ. of Washington, 2002.[PDF]

Project Status Reports

• Final Project Report or Report Summary completed July 1, 2004.
• Logger Status Report for Sping 2002
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• Summary of stream temperature monitoring, Spring 2001 [PDF]
• Summary of stream temperature monitoring, Summer 2000 [PDF]

Conference Presentations and Posters

• An assessment of thermal infrared remote sensing and its usefulness in determining regional stream temperatures, Eos Trans. AGU, 84(46), Fall Meet. Suppl., Abstract H22D-0965, 2003.
• Uncertainty associated with the remote-sensing stream temperatures at multiple spatial scales , Eos Trans. AGU, 84(46), Fall Meet. Suppl., Abstract H12F-08, 2003.
• Understanding the regional controls on stream temperature, Eos Trans. AGU, 83(47), Fall Meet. Suppl., Abstract H61B-0763, 2002. [HTML]
• Spatial Variability in Radiant Stream Temperatures Estimated From Thermal Infrared Images, Eos Trans. AGU, 83(47), Fall Meet. Suppl., Abstract H72 E-0896, 2002. [PDF]
• Remote Sensing of Water Temperatures in Four Pacific Northwest Rivers, Scaling Workshop, Tempe, AZ, October 17-19, 2002.
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• An image-sharpening method to recover stream temperatures from ASTER Images. SPIE Workshop: Remote Sensing for Environmental Monitoring, GIS Applications, and Geology II, 23-27 September 2002, Crete, Greece.[HTML]
• Accuracy of stream temperature estimation from thermal infrared images, International Geological and Remote Sensing Symposium (IGARSS), Toronto, Canada, June 24th-28th 2002 [PDF]
  • Abstract [PDF] [HTML]
  • Poster [PDF]
• Regional stream temperature estimation using thermal infrared remote sensing and ground measurements, Center for Streamside Studies, Seattle, WA, February 6, 2002.
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• Regional Stream Temperature Estimation Using Thermal Remote Sensing Images From Terra - ASTER and Ground Measurements, Eos Trans. AGU, 82(47), Fall Meet. Suppl., Abstract H21 B-0295, 2001.
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• Stream Temperature Estimation From Thermal Infrared Images, Eos Trans. AGU, 82(47), Fall Meet. Suppl., Abstract H12B-0296, 2001.
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• International Geological and Remote Sensing Symposium (IGARSS), Sydney Australia, July 9th-13th 2001
  • Short Paper [PDF]
  • Slide Presentation [HTML version]
• Presentation for U.S. EPA STAR Regional Scale Analysis and Assessment Program Review 2000 [PDF]
• Project Presentation at the Center for Urban Water Resources Annual Review, 2000 [PDF]

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