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NESP RL Project 5.6 - Mapping and monitoring persistent pools using remote sensing to support river resilience

Dates

Start Date
02-Feb-2025
End Date
30-Jun-2027

Titles

Title
NESP RL Project 5.6 - Mapping and monitoring persistent pools using remote sensing to support river resilience
Title Type
Primary
Title Type:
Primary
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Start Date
02-Feb-2025
End Date
30-Jun-2027
Language
English

Descriptions

Description

This project focuses on developing innovative tools using satellite imagery to map and monitor persistent pools (waterholes) within Australian rivers and floodplains. Persistent pools are vital water resources, especially under climate change and growing water use. They are crucial for ecosystems, providing habitats for species, sustaining ecological processes and serving as refuges during dry periods. The project will use satellite data from Landsat, Sentinel and Planetscope to map these pools, assess their dynamics, and predict future changes under various climate and water-use scenarios. The findings will support sustainable management strategies, including water allocation, climate adaptation and conservation efforts, with case studies in the Martuwarra Fitzroy River (WA), Gilbert River (Qld) and the Ovens River in Northern Victoria.

Persistent pools are challenging to map due to their dynamic nature, shifting with changes in flow and precipitation. Current methods do not adequately capture these fluctuations, leading to potential underestimation of the area of persistent pools. The increasing demand for water resources, combined with climate change, underscores the need for better mapping and monitoring techniques. Remote sensing offers an efficient, cost-effective way to track these dynamic features across large areas, providing historical and real-time data to inform management decisions. This project aims to fill the gap in current methods by integrating data from multiple satellites and analysing the ecological and socio-cultural implications of pool dynamics.
Description Type

Primary
Description Type:

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 Preferred full description or abstract
Language
English
Description

Key research goals

  1. Develop and refine remote sensing methods for mapping and monitoring persistent pools
  2. Analyse pool stability, shape, and changes over time using historical and current satellite data
  3. Model future scenarios based on climate and water use projections
  4. Support planning and management decisions with science-based tools and visualisations
  5. Integrate findings with ongoing Indigenous partnerships and traditional knowledge, particularly in the Martuwarra Fitzroy catchment

The results will be used to identify vulnerable pools and inform conservation strategies, with outputs including spatial datasets, vulnerability maps and an automated analytical algorithm for spatiotemporal analysis.
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Objectives
Description Type:

Objectives

 Statement of research objective, aim, or anticipated outcome
Language
English
Description

Pathway to impact

  • Collaboration with river managers will ensure the practical application of the developed methods in management contexts, such as water allocation planning, climate adaptation and threatened species management.
  • The case studies will support water allocation decisions in the Martuwarra Fitzroy River and the Gulf region, while also informing management practices for threatened fish species in Northern Victoria.
  • The methods and insights gained will be transferable to other regions, enabling consistent and scalable monitoring of persistent pools and contributing to long-term ecological sustainability and informed policy decisions.
Description Type

Methods
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Methods

 Statement of research method or approach
Language
English

Contributors

Contributor
https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8334-0825
Leader
Yes
Contact
Yes
Positions
Position
Principal or Chief Investigator
Position:
Principal or Chief Investigator
 Principal investigator refers to the person(s) in charge of a research project
Start Date
02-Feb-2025
End Date
30-Jun-2027
Roles
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Contact
Yes
Positions
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Position:
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 Principal investigator refers to the person(s) in charge of a research project
Start Date
02-Feb-2025
End Date
30-Jun-2027
Roles
No Entries

Organisations

Organisation ID
https://ror.org/047272k79
Roles
Role
Lead Research Organisation
Role:
Lead Research Organisation
 The research organistion administratively responsible for the project; administering organisation
Start Date
2025-02-02
End Date
2027-06-30
Organisation ID
https://ror.org/02sc3r913
Roles
Role
Lead Research Organisation
Role:
Lead Research Organisation
 The research organistion administratively responsible for the project; administering organisation
Start Date
2025-02-02
End Date
2027-06-30

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Alternate URLs

Related RAiDs

Title
Resilient Landscapes Hub (10.71821/ffc970c8)
Relation
IsPartOf
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IsPartOf
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Access

Type
Open Access
Type:
Open Access
 Open access refers to a resource that is immediately and permanently online, and free for all on the Web, without financial and technical barriers.The resource is either stored in the repository or referenced to an external journal or trustworthy archive.
Language
Text
Embargo Expiry

Subjects

Subject
Photogrammetry and remote sensing (401304)
Keywords
Text
remote sensing
Language
eng
Subject
Surface water hydrology (370704)
Keywords
Text
persistent pools
Language
eng
Text
intermittent rivers
Language
eng
Text
floodplain
Language
eng
Subject
Water resources engineering (400513)
Keywords
Text
water management
Language
eng
Subject
Cartography and digital mapping (401301)
Keywords
Text
mapping
Language
eng

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