From the USGS:
The Earth observation data archived here have plenty of value to the study of aquatic ecosystems. Landsat satellites can capture harmful algal blooms, for example. Spaceborne sensors can also record land surface temperatures, and that includes water surfaces. On this episode of Eyes on Earth, we hear about how a sensor called ECOSTRESS can be used to measure water temperatures at different times of day, and how those measurements could be useful in the monitoring and management of the endangered Delta smelt. ECOSTRESS data are available through the NASA Land Processes Distributed Active Archive Center (LP DAAC), located in the USGS EROS Center.
Guests: Rebecca Gustine, NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL), Cassandra Nickles, NASA JPL, Shruti Khanna, California Department of Water Resources
Host: John Hult
Producer: John Hult
Release date: March 21, 2022
More on aquatic ecosystems and ECOSTRESS :
- Using ECOSTRESS to Observe and Model Diurnal Variability in Water Temperature Conditions in the San Francisco Estuary
- Eyes on Earth Episode 67 – ECOSTRESS and Water Use
- Eyes on Earth Episode 65 – Rapid Fire Mapping with Remote Sensing
- Eyes on Earth Episode 63 – ECOSTRESS and Post-Fire Recovery
