Impacts of Drought and Flooding on California Lake Water Levels Using Remote Sensing
Poster Number
18
College
College of Arts and Sciences
Department
Interdisciplinary Studies
Faculty Mentor
Bryan McFadden, M.S.
Abstract
California has been experiencing dryer-than-normal conditions for the past fifteen years. In 2014, the driest year in recorded state history, the governor declared a drought state of emergency. In the past four months (mostly in a period of two weeks), rainfall in California has increased exponentially and has more than surpassed the water lost in the drought. This water fluctuation has impacted California lakes, creeks, and reservoirs as well as snowpack conditions in the Sierra Nevada Mountains. The purpose of this study is to utilize satellite imagery collected between 2010 and 2017 from Landsat 5 and Landsat 8 and use the Normalized Difference Water Index (NDWI) and the Normalized Difference Vegetation Index (NDVI) to quantify changes in water levels and its impact on vegetation around Lake Oroville and north-central California.
Start Date
21-4-2017 12:00 PM
Impacts of Drought and Flooding on California Lake Water Levels Using Remote Sensing
Rutledge
California has been experiencing dryer-than-normal conditions for the past fifteen years. In 2014, the driest year in recorded state history, the governor declared a drought state of emergency. In the past four months (mostly in a period of two weeks), rainfall in California has increased exponentially and has more than surpassed the water lost in the drought. This water fluctuation has impacted California lakes, creeks, and reservoirs as well as snowpack conditions in the Sierra Nevada Mountains. The purpose of this study is to utilize satellite imagery collected between 2010 and 2017 from Landsat 5 and Landsat 8 and use the Normalized Difference Water Index (NDWI) and the Normalized Difference Vegetation Index (NDVI) to quantify changes in water levels and its impact on vegetation around Lake Oroville and north-central California.
