Optical Constituents at the Mouth of the Columbia River: Variability and Signature in Remotely Sensed Reflectance
Abstract
Our research in the mouth of the Columbia River has four primary objectives: 1. Measure the variability of optical properties in-space in the mouth of the Columbia River on ebbing and flooding tides during a high flow period; 2. Relate this variability to the concentration and dynamics of dissolved and particulate materials, including variability in the particle size distribution; 3. Relate the optical properties to the ocean reflectance, so algorithms to invert surface color to in-water constituents can be tested and improved; 4. Investigate sediment parameters that optimize fit between derived suspended sediment distribution in the Columbia River mouth and the distribution produced by Delft-3D.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Sep 30, 2013
- Accession Number
- ADA597753
Entities
People
- Brent A. Law
- Paul Hill
- Timmothy G. Milligan
Organizations
- Dalhousie University