Images

Dense stacks of images to create cloud-free map composites. In this case at the confluence of the Sacramento River and San Joaquin River in California, cloud-free composites include winter inundation and allow the team to measure seasonal surface water variability. The yellow circle highlights where surface water varies the most over the time series.

Isaac Anderson (National Innovation Center) preforms a pre-flight check of a UAS before a photogrammetry mission in post-fire, landslide-prone terrain in Tahoe National Forest.

A UAS flies a photogrammetry mission over recently burned landscapes in Tahoe National Forest.

Isaac Anderson and Liz Hyde (National Innovation Center) bring in a drone for a landing, after flying a photogrammetry mission over landslide-prone terrain recently burned in the Mosquito fire (2022).

USGS researches and remote pilots coordinate their operations during a break in the action during a photogrammetry flight campaign in post-fire terrain in Tahoe National Forest.

An image of the decline of Lake Mead using different satellite image collects. Landsat, MODIS, and Sentinel 2A images are used.

A professional photo of Dr. Prasad Thenkabail presenting a talk at a conference.

A good photo of Dr Prasad Thenkabail that can be used as a professional photograph.

A photo of Dr. Prasad Thenkabail to be used for professional purposes.  Dr. Thenkabail is presenting a talk at a conference.

This is a good professional photo of Dr. Prasad Thenkabail that would be good for a carousel image.

Visit the Cienega Ranch website to learn more about Conservation Easements of the “Grasslands Protection Initiative”.

At the Cienega Ranch, near Willcox, Arizona, in the foothills of the Dos Cabeza Mountains, a rancher is working to restore and conserve high- quality native grasslands and critical wildlife habitat, while keeping the land as a working cattle ranch.

At the Cienega Ranch, near Willcox, Arizona, in the foothills of the Dos Cabeza Mountains, a rancher is working to restore and conserve high- quality native grasslands and critical wildlife habitat, while keeping the land as a working cattle ranch.

Cienega Ranch weir study site Small Unmanned Aircraft Systems (sUAS; a.k.a. ‘drone’) were flown to acquire high-resolution imagery and to create high-resolution digital terrain models (DTM). Cross-sections, perpendicular to flow, were calculated from the digital terrain models at treatment sites and surveyed using an optical/laser level and rod.

Hanna Coy led the hydrologic experimental design and data collection. At the Cienega Ranch, near Willcox, Arizona, in the foothills of the Dos Cabeza Mountains, a rancher is working to restore and conserve high- quality native grasslands and critical wildlife habitat, while keeping the land as a working cattle ranch.

Cienega Ranch Panorama of leaky weir. We identify a large, perched aquifer in the alluvium that is being recharged via diffuse rainfall to support vegetation and grassland health …with a publication forthcoming (stay tuned)!

Andy Bennett helped collect measurements throughout the study. At the Cienega Ranch, near Willcox, Arizona, in the foothills of the Dos Cabeza Mountains, a rancher is working to restore and conserve high- quality native grasslands and critical wildlife habitat, while keeping the land as a working cattle ranch.

At the Cienega Ranch, near Willcox, Arizona, in the foothills of the Dos Cabeza Mountains, a rancher is working to restore and conserve high- quality native grasslands and critical wildlife habitat, while keeping the land as a working cattle ranch.

Satellite imagery of the project study area, South San Francisco Bay. Imagery is from the Sentinel-2 satellite, acquired October 2022.

At the Cienega Ranch, near Willcox, Arizona, in the foothills of the Dos Cabeza Mountains, a rancher is working to restore and conserve high- quality native grasslands and critical wildlife habitat, while keeping the land as a working cattle ranch.  

Research lexicon portraying tasks associated with the investigations showing 8 different stages.