Preliminary recommendations for mapping of aquatic habitat parameters for the AOSERP study area
Three aspects of aquatic habitat assessment and mapping have been considered. The first aspect was the review of the parameters which characterize aquatic habitats in the AOSERP study area. From an extensive list, ten parameters for each of lake habitats and river habitats were selected as being of...
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ftunivalberta:oai:era.library.ualberta.ca:4fdb709b-7ade-4f07-81d4-08639829f7cb 2023-05-15T15:26:05+02:00 Preliminary recommendations for mapping of aquatic habitat parameters for the AOSERP study area Brown, A. Robarts, R. D. Kent, M. J. Park, J. O. 1978 https://era.library.ualberta.ca/items/4fdb709b-7ade-4f07-81d4-08639829f7cb https://doi.org/10.7939/R3445HD8T English eng https://era.library.ualberta.ca/items/4fdb709b-7ade-4f07-81d4-08639829f7cb doi:10.7939/R3445HD8T This material is provided under educational reproduction permissions included in Alberta Environment and Sustainable Resource Development's Copyright and Disclosure Statement, see terms at http://www.environment.alberta.ca/copyright.html. This Statement requires the following identification: \"The source of the materials is Alberta Environment and Sustainable Resource Development http://www.environment.gov.ab.ca/. The use of these materials by the end user is done without any affiliation with or endorsement by the Government of Alberta. Reliance upon the end user's use of these materials is at the risk of the end user. Oil Sands AOSERP Water Quality Mapping Tar Sands Aquatic Habitat Athabasca River Remote Sensing Alberta Water Chemistry AOSERP AF 4.4.1 Report 1978 ftunivalberta https://doi.org/10.7939/R3445HD8T 2022-08-22T20:10:43Z Three aspects of aquatic habitat assessment and mapping have been considered. The first aspect was the review of the parameters which characterize aquatic habitats in the AOSERP study area. From an extensive list, ten parameters for each of lake habitats and river habitats were selected as being of greatest significance. Those in common to lakes and rivers include: dominant fish species, dominant invertebrate groups, maximum temperature, minimum oxygen, substrate codominants and turbidity. Those characteristic of rivers only are rooted width, gradient, and velocity, while those characteristic of lakes only are maximum depth, percent littoral area, and percent surface area occupied by aquatic macrophytes. An efficient procedure for collecting the data pertaining to those parameters over a large area is recommended. This procedure includes: a watershed coding system, remote sensing analysis, preliminary mapping, helicopter surveys, and ground sampling programs. Finally, a key was developed for mapping the aquatic habitat parameters at a scale of 1:50,000. The second aspect was the review of the application of remote sensing data to the interpretation and assessment of aquatic habitats. This applicability of several sensors, such as black and white panchromatic, colour, colour IR, black and white IR, thermal IR, SLAR, multispectral sensors, and LANDSAT sensors, to the assessment of aquatic habitat parameters is presented. The properties which are most readily distinguished are illustrated with representative photographs. The technical considerations which must be made when planning a remote sensing data gathering mission are discussed. These factors include film and filter combinations, altitudes, time of day, time of year, and other considerations. The third aspect was the review of the state of the art in computerized mapping techniques. This review includes levels of data processing and their application, the data encoding processes, map creation and presentation, and user competence requirements. It is ... Report Athabasca River University of Alberta: Era - Education and Research Archive Athabasca River |
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Three aspects of aquatic habitat assessment and mapping have been considered. The first aspect was the review of the parameters which characterize aquatic habitats in the AOSERP study area. From an extensive list, ten parameters for each of lake habitats and river habitats were selected as being of greatest significance. Those in common to lakes and rivers include: dominant fish species, dominant invertebrate groups, maximum temperature, minimum oxygen, substrate codominants and turbidity. Those characteristic of rivers only are rooted width, gradient, and velocity, while those characteristic of lakes only are maximum depth, percent littoral area, and percent surface area occupied by aquatic macrophytes. An efficient procedure for collecting the data pertaining to those parameters over a large area is recommended. This procedure includes: a watershed coding system, remote sensing analysis, preliminary mapping, helicopter surveys, and ground sampling programs. Finally, a key was developed for mapping the aquatic habitat parameters at a scale of 1:50,000. The second aspect was the review of the application of remote sensing data to the interpretation and assessment of aquatic habitats. This applicability of several sensors, such as black and white panchromatic, colour, colour IR, black and white IR, thermal IR, SLAR, multispectral sensors, and LANDSAT sensors, to the assessment of aquatic habitat parameters is presented. The properties which are most readily distinguished are illustrated with representative photographs. The technical considerations which must be made when planning a remote sensing data gathering mission are discussed. These factors include film and filter combinations, altitudes, time of day, time of year, and other considerations. The third aspect was the review of the state of the art in computerized mapping techniques. This review includes levels of data processing and their application, the data encoding processes, map creation and presentation, and user competence requirements. It is ... |
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Preliminary recommendations for mapping of aquatic habitat parameters for the AOSERP study area |
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