Image analysis techniques to estimate river discharge using time-lapse cameras in remote locations

Cameras have the potential to provide new data streams for environmental science. Improvements in image quality, power consumption and image processing algorithms mean that it is now possible to test camera-based sensing in real-world scenarios. This paper presents an 8-month trial of a camera to mo...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Young, David S. (Author), Hart, Jane K. (Author), Martinez, Kirk (Author)
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: 2015-03.
Subjects:
Online Access:Get fulltext
LEADER 01344 am a22001453u 4500
001 372550
042 |a dc 
100 1 0 |a Young, David S.  |e author 
700 1 0 |a Hart, Jane K.  |e author 
700 1 0 |a Martinez, Kirk  |e author 
245 0 0 |a Image analysis techniques to estimate river discharge using time-lapse cameras in remote locations 
260 |c 2015-03. 
856 |z Get fulltext  |u https://eprints.soton.ac.uk/372550/1/acceptedAuthorManuscript.pdf 
520 |a Cameras have the potential to provide new data streams for environmental science. Improvements in image quality, power consumption and image processing algorithms mean that it is now possible to test camera-based sensing in real-world scenarios. This paper presents an 8-month trial of a camera to monitor discharge in a glacial river, in a situation where this would be difficult to achieve using methods requiring sensors in or close to the river, or human intervention during the measurement period. The results indicate diurnal changes in discharge throughout the year, the importance of subglacial winter water storage, and rapid switching from a "distributed" winter system to a "channelised" summer drainage system in May. They show that discharge changes can be measured with an accuracy that is useful for understanding the relationship between glacier dynamics and flow rates. 
655 7 |a Article