REMOTE MONITORING OF SELECTED GROUND-WATER DOMINATED LAKES IN THE NEBRASKA SAND HILLS

The Landsat-Multispectral Scanner (MSS) data were used to measure lake area fluctuations (1972-1989) for 130 ground-water dominated lakes in the Western Lakes Region of the Nebraska Sand Hills. In general, the pattern shown in lake area hydrographs was similar to that for in-situ lake elevations. In...

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Published in:Journal of the American Water Resources Association 2000-10, Vol.36 (5), p.1039-1051
Main Authors: Gosselin, David C., Rundquist, Donald C., McFeeters, Stuart K.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Earth sciences
Earth, ocean, space
Exact sciences and technology
Hydrogeology
Hydrology. Hydrogeology
Landsat Multispectral Scanner
remote sensing
Sand Hifis Lakes
surface water hydrology
time series analysis
USA, Nebraska
wetlands
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Summary:The Landsat-Multispectral Scanner (MSS) data were used to measure lake area fluctuations (1972-1989) for 130 ground-water dominated lakes in the Western Lakes Region of the Nebraska Sand Hills. In general, the pattern shown in lake area hydrographs was similar to that for in-situ lake elevations. In-situ lake-elevation data verify that remote monitoring of surface-area fluctuations, even at relatively coarse spatial resolution, is not only practical and useful, but also it elucidates the hydrologic characteristics of groundwater-dominated lakes of the Sand Hills. The apparent differences in behavior between lakes in the northern and southern portions of the study area may be related to both their location in the regional ground water system and the substantial local hydrologic complexity.
ISSN:1093-474X
1752-1688
DOI:10.1111/j.1752-1688.2000.tb05708.x