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Red Rocks Lake Wildlife Refuge – Identifying Groundwater
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Red Rocks Lake Wildlife Refuge – Identifying Groundwater Discharge using Unmanned Aircraft Systems The Department of the Interior – U.S. Geological Survey, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and the Aviation Management Directorate, in coordination with the Federal Aviation Administration, performed the third small Unmanned Aircraft System proof-of-concept operation to collect data over Upper and Lower Red Rock Lakes to detect areas of groundwater discharge in Red Rock Lakes National Wildlife Refuge, Montana. For more information: August 8-12, 2011 Groundwater discharge is an important part of the water cycle. These fresh water springs near Red Rocks Lake are indicated by dense cooler water which tends to pool in various areas. The Department of the Interior – U.S. Geological Survey Raven RQ-11A Unmanned Aircraft System Canoe Aquatic vegetation stands Area of thermal pooling indicating cooler spring Thermal wake of cooler water Raven UAS operations at Upper Red Rocks Lake, National Wildlife Refuge, MT Understanding groundwater discharge helps FWS managers maintain habitat for declining populations of trumpeter swans and other inhabitants of the refuge. Black is Hot Thermal Raven Imagery Aquatic vegetation stands Cano e Area of thermal pooling indicating cooler spring Blac k is Hot Raven thermal IR image georeferenced to natural color imagery
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Red Rocks Lake Wildlife Refuge – Identifying Groundwater Discharge using Unmanned Aircraft Systems
The Department of the Interior – U.S. Geological Survey, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and the Aviation Management Directorate, in coordination with the Federal Aviation Administration, performed the third small Unmanned Aircraft System proof-of-concept operation to collect data over Upper and Lower Red Rock Lakes to detect areas of groundwater discharge in Red Rock Lakes National Wildlife Refuge, Montana. For more information: http://uas.usgs.gov
August 8-12, 2011
Groundwater discharge is an important part of the water cycle. These fresh water springs near Red Rocks Lake are indicated by dense cooler water which tends to pool in various areas.
The Department of the Interior – U.S. Geological SurveyRaven RQ-11A Unmanned Aircraft System
Canoe
Aquatic vegetation stands
Area of thermal pooling indicating cooler spring
Thermal wake of cooler water
Raven UAS operations at Upper Red Rocks Lake, National Wildlife Refuge, MT
Understanding groundwater discharge helps FWS managers maintain habitat for declining populations of trumpeter swans and other inhabitants of the refuge.
Black is Hot Thermal Raven Imagery
Aquatic vegetation stands
Canoe
Area of thermal pooling indicating cooler spring
Black is Hot
Raven thermal IR image georeferenced to natural color imagery
