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Assessment of thermal UAV to measure beach surface moisture
University of West Florida Libraries
Summer Undergraduate Research Program (University of West Florida, Pensacola, Florida, 2021)
2021
Abstract
Surface Moisture content is the amount of water held in the top layer of soil; it is important to aeolian geomorphology and dune development as water acts as an adhesive increasing the force of wind required to transport the sand. Accurate measurement of surface moisture content can help to determine at what point sand transport may begin to occur.
Measuring surface moisture content has long been studied using a variety of Remote Sensing techniques including aerial, pole-mounted, or handheld cameras using both traditional RBG and Infrared imagery. However, never before have scientists attempted to measure surface moisture content with an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV). UAV’s have been used in variety of other forms of environmental research, however not for measuring surface moisture content.
UAVs have many potential advantages compared to the other surface moisture measurement methods. They are cheaper than aerial mounted cameras, can cover a larger spatial area than both pole-mounted and handheld cameras, and temporal measurements can be controlled by the researcher. Despite UAVs many perceived advantages, the accuracy and viability as a measurement method must be verified.
Details
- Title
- Assessment of thermal UAV to measure beach surface moisture
- Resource Type
- Poster
- Event
- Summer Undergraduate Research Program (University of West Florida, Pensacola, Florida, 2021)
- Contributors
- Dr. Phillip P. Schmutz (Faculty Mentor)
- Publisher
- University of West Florida Libraries; Argo Scholar Commons
- Format
- pdf
- Copyright
- Permission granted to the University of West Florida Libraries to digitize and/or display this item for non-profit research and educational purposes. Any reuse of this item in excess of fair use or other copyright exemptions requires the permission of the copyright holder.
- Identifiers
- 99380090796706600
- Academic Unit
- Hal Marcus College of Science and Engineering ; Summer Undergraduate Research Program 2021; Earth and Environmental Sciences
- Language
- English