Chapter 11. High Resolution Remote Sensing for Understanding Instream Habitat
- Paul J. Wood Senior Lecturer2,
- David M. Hannah Senior Lecturer3,
- Jonathan P. Sadler Reader3
Published Online: 15 JAN 2008
DOI: 10.1002/9780470010198.ch11
Copyright © 2007 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd
Book Title
Hydroecology and Ecohydrology: Past, Present and Future
Additional Information
How to Cite
Lane, S. N. and Carbonneau, P. E. (2008) High Resolution Remote Sensing for Understanding Instream Habitat, in Hydroecology and Ecohydrology: Past, Present and Future (eds P. J. Wood, D. M. Hannah and J. P. Sadler), John Wiley & Sons, Ltd, Chichester, UK. doi: 10.1002/9780470010198.ch11
Editor Information
- 2
Department of Geography, Loughborough University, UK
- 3
School of Geography, Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of Birmingham, UK
Publication History
- Published Online: 15 JAN 2008
- Published Print: 11 JAN 2008
ISBN Information
Print ISBN: 9780470010174
Online ISBN: 9780470010198
- Summary
- Chapter
Keywords:
- quasi two-dimensional hydraulic treatment;
- hydraulic habitat analyses;
- instream flow requirements;
- channel geometry and bed roughness;
- depth and depth-averaged velocity predictions;
- three-dimensional hydraulic model;
- depth and velocity spatial scale;
- spatial and temporal patchiness;
- habitat suitability-inite element modelling;
- flow depths and depth-averaged velocities simulation
Summary
This chapter contains sections titled:
Introduction
Scale, the Grain of Instream Habitat and the Need for Remotely Sensed Data
Depth and Morphology
Substrate
Discrete Grain Identification
Ensemble Grain Size Parameter Determination
Example Application: Substrate Mapping in a Salmon River
Future Developments
References