| Resource Name |
Mapping groundwater recharge and discharge zones at the watershed scale using publicly available hydrogeological and remote sensing datasets |
| Unique File Number |
314 |
| Information Type |
applied research |
| Surface Water |
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| Aquatic Ecosystem |
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| Groundwater |
A |
| Groundwater & Surface Water |
A |
| Management for Natural & Industrial Hazards |
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| Strengths |
use of thermal remote sensing to identify groundwater discharge zones |
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| Information Subtype |
boreal hydrology |
| Organization |
University of Western Ontario |
| Resource Name |
Sass GZ, Creed IF, Riddell J, Bayley S. In Press. Mapping groundwater recharge and discharge zones at the watershed scale using publicly available hydrogeological and remote sensing datasets. Hydrological Processes. http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/hyp.10068/abstract |
| Resource Purpose |
Mapping groundwater discharge zones at broad spatial scales remains a challenge, particularly in data sparse regions. We applied a regional scale mapping approach based on thermal remote sensing to map discharge zones in a complex watershed with a broad diversity of geological materials, land cover and topographic variation situated within the Prairie Parkland of northern Alberta, Canada. We acquired winter thermal imagery from the USGS Landsat archive to demonstrate the utility of this data source for applications that can complement both scientific and management programs. We showed that the thermally determined potential discharge areas were corroborated with hydrological (spring locations) and chemical (conservative tracers of groundwater) data. This study demonstrates how thermal remote sensing can form part of a comprehensive mapping framework to investigate groundwater resources over broad spatial scales. Copyright © 2013 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. |
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article |
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| Program Status |
complete |
| NE Coverage |
boreal Plains |
| Drinking Water |
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| Ecosystem |
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| Fish |
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| Groundwater |
y |
| Public Safety |
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| SW Quality |
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| SW Quantity |
y |
| Link |
http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/hyp.10068/abstract |
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