Satellite video and field measurements of flow velocity acquired from the Tanana River in Alaska and used for particle image velocimetry (PIV)
Dates
Acquisition
2019-07-24
Acquisition
2020-07-14
Publication Date
2021-05-03
Citation
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 [...]
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 field-based methods of measuring velocity and become an important component of non-contact approaches to streamgaging.
This parent data release includes links to child pages for several data sets produced during the study:
Please refer to the individual child pages for further detail about each data set. Overall, these data were used to assess the potential to estimate surface flow velocities in sediment-laden rivers from satellite video using particle image velocimetry (PIV) techniques.
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TananaADCP.jpg “View of Tanana River with ADCP used to measure velocity in foreground”
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Related External Resources
Type: Related Primary Publication
Legleiter, C.J., and Kinzel, P.J., 2021, Surface Flow Velocities From Space: Particle Image Velocimetry of Satellite Video of a Large, Sediment-Laden River: Frontiers in Water, v. 3, https://doi.org/10.3389/frwa.2021.652213.
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.
Rights
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Preview Image
View of Tanana River with ADCP used to measure velocity in foreground