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Resource Name Detecting and downscaling wet areas on boreal landscapes
Unique File Number 313
Information Type applied research
Surface Water A
Aquatic Ecosystem
Groundwater
Groundwater & Surface Water A
Management for Natural & Industrial Hazards
Strengths Wet area detection using remote sensing data on boreal plain
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Outstanding Research Questions
Outstanding Research Questions requires testing on wider range of landscapes and vegetation canopy types
Information Subtype boreal hydrology
Organization University of Western Ontario
Resource Name Kaheil YH, Creed IF. 2009. Detecting and downscaling wet areas on boreal landscapes. IEEE Geoscience and Remote Sensing Letters 6: 179-183.
Resource Purpose Develop an approach for wet area detection using remote sensing. In boreal plain landscapes, wet areas provide hydrologic connectivity rather than infrequent streams.
Type of Information article
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Program Status complete
NE Coverage boreal Plains
Drinking Water
Ecosystem
Fish
Groundwater y
Public Safety
SW Quality
SW Quantity y
Link http://www.uwo.ca/biology/faculty/creed/PDFs/Journal%20Articles/045%20Kaheil%20and%20Creed%202009%20-%20Detecting.pdf
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