Assessing Water Quality through Remote Sensing

Authors

Carly Hyatt, Brigham Young University
Dr. Gustavious P. Williams, Brigham Young University

Keywords

water quality, remote sensing, chlorophyll detection, reservoirs

College

Ira A. Fulton College of Engineering and Technology

Department

Civil and Environmental Engineering

Abstract

Over the past year, I have gathered 25 Landsat images for calibration and processing and in-field measurements over 25 years to develop seasonal chlorophyll detection models for the north-central Utah region. High chlorophyll levels indicate large algal blooms and large nutrient loading. Knowing these trends can help agencies and management to mitigate nutrient loading and make changes to monitoring.

Recommended Citation

Hyatt, Carly and Williams, Dr. Gustavious P. (2014) "Assessing Water Quality through Remote Sensing," Journal of Undergraduate Research: Vol. 2014: Iss. 1, Article 73.
Available at: https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/jur/vol2014/iss1/73