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https://doi.org/10.5194/essd-15-1733-2023
https://doi.org/10.5194/essd-15-1733-2023
Data description paper
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18 Apr 2023
Data description paper |  | 18 Apr 2023

Weekly high-resolution multi-spectral and thermal uncrewed-aerial-system mapping of an alpine catchment during summer snowmelt, Niwot Ridge, Colorado

Oliver Wigmore and Noah P. Molotch

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We flew a custom-built drone fitted with visible, near-infrared and thermal cameras every week over a summer season at Niwot Ridge in Colorado's alpine tundra. We processed these images into seamless orthomosaics that record changes in snow cover, vegetation health and the movement of water over the land surface. These novel datasets provide a unique centimetre resolution snapshot of ecohydrologic processes, connectivity and spatial and temporal heterogeneity in the alpine zone.
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