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Mathematical modeling and Hyperspectral imaging. Eli Ateljevich DWR Delta Modeling Section April 3, 2013. Yolo Bypass. Sacramento River. Sacramento. Tributaries. Delta Island Consumptive Use. Martinez. Tidal Surface Elevation & Water Quality. Stockton. Exports. San Joaquin River.
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Mathematical modeling and Hyperspectral imaging Eli Ateljevich DWR Delta Modeling Section April 3, 2013
Yolo Bypass Sacramento River Sacramento Tributaries Delta Island Consumptive Use Martinez Tidal Surface Elevation & Water Quality Stockton Exports San Joaquin River Image from USBR GIS Group DSM2: Our 1D Model Inflow & water quality Export flow
Variables of Interest • Temperature (<50m) • Turbidity/Sediment • Bathymetry and inundated area (< 5m) • Island consumptive use: land use/hydrology • Particular constituents: • Chlorophyll/nutrients • Mercury (just askin’) • Altimetry (time res? accuracy?) • Velocity • Salinity Model hydrodynamics Important model application
Temperature • Fish • Nutrients • Hydrodynamics • Etc… Comparison by Yi Chao, JPL
Turbidity/Sediment • Utilized by Smelt/Salmon • Aquatic discussion • Mercury in Yolo
Inundated Region • Applications: • Flooding • Yolo habitat • Elevation maps • Resolution: • Habitat: 10-20m • Elev maps < 5m Source: MODIS
Bathymetry in the Intertidal Zone • High resolution data but… • Land water interface gaps up to 40m wide • Imaging may help • Vegetation maps may help • also help with roughness
Delta Island Consumptive Use • Major uncertainty • Flow and salt/quality • Diversions and returns • Modeled using: • Land use/crops • Hydrology
Altimetry • Applications: • Storm surge + sea level rise • Initialization • Validation • At issue: • Resolution • Accuracy (differential?) • How often? • Can learn bathymetry from inundated area • or IA from bathymetry and altimetry San Francisco
Velocity • We are starting to use HF Radar in the Bay: • Model validation • Initialization/assimilation
Salinity • Probably not a hyperspectral item • L-band? • Indirect measurement? • Lots of ground truth • Scale issues: • Bay: lots of water, medium PSU • Delta: small channels, < 1 PSU • But that is where the glory is, policy-wise
Overarching conclusions • The problem is multi-scale • The difficult, narrow place is where the glory is (DWR) • The Bay/estuary is needed “on the way up” • Two goals 1) improve models and 2) enable new studies • Real-time info is valuable for operations but … • Planning is often hypothetical and the payoff to improving planning is big.
Contact Info Eli Ateljevich eli@water.ca.gov