Although
water quality protection
is a priority for
water agencies in
lake-rich areas
like the Upper Midwest,
budgets restrict
the number of lakes
monitored. As a
result, agencies
cannot identify
and manage all water
resource problems.
At
the University
of Minnesota's Water
Resources Center
and Remote Sensing
Laboratory, analysts
are developing a
new
monitoring
approach. With
images captured
from earth-observing
satellites, they're
estimating lake
and stream
water clarity and
mapping aquatic
vegetation
at city, state
and regional scales.
In
the News
Measuring Water Clarity and Quality in Minnesota Lakes and Rivers: A Census-Based Approach Using Remote-Sensing TechniquesCURA Reporter, summer 2007
by Patrick L. Brezonik, Leif G. Olmanson, Marvin E. Bauer, and Steven M. Kloiber Read more from the CURA Reporter
Report
on Minnesota rivers
comes now by air
03/05/2006
- From 11,000 feet, a powerful
sensor can detect subtle changes
in water quality along the length
of a river... Read more from the Minneapolis Star Tribune
Scientists
Monitor Water
Quality from Air
09/08/2004
- Scientists are testing a new
tool for monitoring the health
of our rivers: a high-tech contraption
that tests water quality from
the air...
Read
more from Kare 11 News, Minneapolis-St.
Paul
