River Eye
Abstract
The River Eye effort provided a new capability to predict or assess, in real time, river and estuary conditions that enable special operations mission planning and execution. New techniques were developed to indirectly determine current speed and direction by remotely sensing advection of scene features. Estimated bathymetry data was obtained from this current data and advanced inverse-circulation modeling. Forward circulation models used the bathymetry data to predict future currents and water heights in a mission planning decision support tool. An initial set of algorithms and processes transitioned to the Navy and National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency in FY 2010; in FY 2011, the algorithms were extended to enable night-time capability, and water depth retrieval algorithms were investigated.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Accomplishment
- Publication Date
- Oct 01, 2013
- Source ID
- 88de34b2c2e80635d0423a1489e005e1