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0861 |aM103-3/47-2019E-PDF
1001 |aFernandes, Richard Anthony, |d1967- |eauthor.
24510|aMethod for measurement of snow depth using time-lapse photography / |cR.A. Fernandes, T. Bariciak, C. Prévost, H. Yao, T. Field, C. McConnell, J. Luce, and R. Metcalfe.
264 1|aOttawa, Ontario : |bGeomatics Canada, |c2019.
264 4|c©2019
300 |a1 online resource (32 pages) : |bmaps, graphs, photographs.
336 |atext|btxt|2rdacontent
337 |acomputer|bc|2rdamedia
338 |aonline resource|bcr|2rdacarrier
4901 |aOpen file ; |v47
504 |aIncludes bibliographical references (pages 30-31).
5203 |a"Snow depth (SD) is an essential climate variable widely used for flood forecasting, water quantity assessments, road and building safety assessment, habitat assessment, and climate studies. Currently, SD is systematically monitored using manual ruler measurements or dedicated instrumentation with a limited spatial footprint (~ 1m2). Here, an approach for automated SD estimation using images of narrow stakes remotely acquired by a 3Mpixel trail camera is described. The approach relies on the automated application of image processing and machine learning algorithms packaged within a single freely available application deployed on a personal computer or cloud computing environment. The application requires minimal user input to define an initial template image and provides two independent estimates of SD at each stake that can be used to produce an estimate of total uncertainty and sources of error. The system is compared to both manual ruler and ultrasonic instrument SD estimates at an open site and in a deciduous forest. Initial results over a melt period indicate the automated method agreed to within 1cm (RMSE) of manual ruler estimates and to within 3.6cm of ultrasonic estimates; with the latter comparison including spatial variability between measurement locations. The automated system should be considered for further deployment and evaluation over a range of surface and climate conditions"--Abstract, page 1.
650 0|aSnow|xMeasurement.
650 0|aChronophotography.
650 6|aEnneigement|xMesure.
650 6|aChronophotographie.
7102 |aGeomatics Canada, |eissuing body.
830#0|aOpen file (Geomatics Canada)|v47.|w(CaOODSP)9.821474
85640|qPDF|s12.24 MB|uhttps://publications.gc.ca/collections/collection_2020/rncan-nrcan/m103-3/M103-3-47-2019-eng.pdf
8564 |qHTML|sN/A|uhttps://doi.org/10.4095/314726