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Satellite video and field measurements of flow velocity acquired from the Tanana River in Alaska and used for particle image velocimetry (PIV)

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2019-07-24
Acquisition
2020-07-14
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Legleiter, C.J., and Kinzel, P.J., 2021, Satellite video and field measurements of flow velocity acquired from the Tanana River in Alaska and used for particle image velocimetry (PIV): U.S. Geological Survey data release, https://doi.org/10.5066/P9ZY5LK1.

Summary

This data release includes a video acquired from a satellite and field measurements of flow velocity from the Tanana River in Alaska that were used to derive remotely sensed estimates of surface flow velocities via particle image velocimetry (PIV). The field data were collected on July 24, 2019, in cooperation with the USGS Alaska Science Center, and the satellite video was obtained on July 14, 2020. The purpose of this study was to assess the feasibility of inferring flow velocities from video acquired from a satellite in orbit above the river by tracking water surface features via a Particle Image Velocimetry (PIV) algorithm. Remote sensing of flow velocity could provide a more efficient, cost-effective alternative to conventional [...]

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“View of Tanana River with ADCP used to measure velocity in foreground”
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For questions concerning this data set, please contact:

Dr. Carl J. Legleiter - cjl@usgs.gov, 303-271-3651
Geomorphology and Sediment Transport Laboratory
United States Geological Survey
4620 Technology Drive, Suite #400
Golden, CO 80403

Purpose

The purpose of this study was to assess the feasibility of inferring flow velocities from video acquired from a satellite in orbit above the river by tracking water surface features via a Particle Image Velocimetry (PIV) algorithm. Remote sensing of flow velocity could provide a more efficient, cost-effective alternative to conventional field-based methods of measuring velocity and become an important component of non-contact approaches to streamgaging.

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