Satellite Surveillance of Mississippi River Diversions
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Mississippi River Diversions are an important
component of coastal restoration efforts as the
introduction of freshwater, sediments, and
nutrients are crucial for combating saltwater
intrusion, marsh deterioration and land-loss. At
the ESL, image products have been developed
whichenable real-time and long-term surveillance
of environmental parameters including sea surface
temperature, suspended sediments, water mass
color/type, and chlorophyll a estimates. River water
can be detected in our imagery as it is relatively
low in temperature and sediment-rich. Algal blooms
typically develop from the introduction of river
borne nutrients. Please note that the chlorophyll
a imagery has not been validated with field data
and the values are affected by high concentrations
of pigments and sediments.
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