Title :
Monitoring suspended solids in narrow surface streams using portable radiometer
Author :
Tripathi, Nitin Kumar ; Venkobachar, C. ; Kumar, Manish
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Civil Eng., Indian Inst. of Technol., Kanpur, India
Abstract :
While sophisticated remote sensing techniques are available for monitoring the water quality of large water bodies, no such system is available for narrow and small rivers. This investigation was hence directed to assess the feasibility of using equipment manufactured in India [Multiband Ground Truth Radiometer (MGTR)] for monitoring the suspended solids present in the sluggish and narrow river Pandu at Kanpur. Of several models proposed to monitor the suspended solids, the one which used derivative spectral reflectance of MGTR appeared to be most accurate
Keywords :
hydrological techniques; rivers; sedimentation; turbidimetry; turbidity; water pollution detection and control; India; Kanpur; MGTR; Multiband Ground Truth Radiometer; Pandu; monitoring; narrow surface stream; optical remote sensing; portable radiometer; river; sediment suspension; suspended solid; turbibidity; turbidimetry; visible; water pollution measurement technique; Environmentally friendly manufacturing techniques; Radiometry; Remote monitoring; Remote sensing; Rivers; Satellites; Sediments; Solids; Water pollution; Water resources;
Conference_Titel :
Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium, 1993. IGARSS '93. Better Understanding of Earth Environment., International
Conference_Location :
Tokyo
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-1240-6
DOI :
10.1109/IGARSS.1993.322238
