Quantifying the Impact of Seismic Lines on Methane Release in a Treed Bog Ecosystem using Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs)

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dc.contributor.advisorMcDermid, Gregory
dc.contributor.authorLovitt, Julie
dc.contributor.committeememberStrack, Maria
dc.contributor.committeememberBergerson, Joule
dc.date2018-02
dc.date.accessioned2018-01-13T00:42:14Z
dc.date.available2018-01-13T00:42:14Z
dc.date.issued2017-12-22
dc.description.abstractPeatlands are extremely complex and sensitive ecosystems, capable of releasing vast amounts of methane in response to disturbance events. To date, little advancement has been made by researchers to quantify the impact of small-scale anthropogenic disturbances on these ecosystems, specifically seismic lines. These “low-impact” linear features present a challenge to researchers as they exist at dimensions too small for the majority of remote-sensing platforms to successfully identify and measure, even though they account for a considerable portion of land disturbance in Canada’s western Boreal, and are anticipated to have extensive, compounding environmental effects. This thesis summarizes how unmanned aerial vehicle photogrammetry can be used to address this knowledge gap by showcasing the ability to generate accurate peatland terrain models, and subsequently estimate seismic-line impacts on both physical parameters (microtopography and depth-to-water) and peatland methane emission, ultimately revealing one of the hidden impacts of seismic lines on Canada’s Boreal peatlands.en_US
dc.identifier.citationLovitt, J. (2017). Quantifying the Impact of Seismic Lines on Methane Release in a Treed Bog Ecosystem using Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVS) (Master's thesis, University of Calgary, Calgary, Canada). Retrieved from https://prism.ucalgary.ca.en_US
dc.identifier.doihttp://dx.doi.org/10.11575/PRISM/5257
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1880/106259
dc.language.isoenen_US
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dc.publisher.institutionUniversity of Calgaryen
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dc.subjectboreal bogen_US
dc.subjectmethane emissionsen_US
dc.subjectearth observationen_US
dc.subjectunmanned aerial vehicleen_US
dc.subjectmicrotopographyen_US
dc.subjectpeatland hydrologyen_US
dc.subjectboreal peatlanden_US
dc.subject.classificationHydrologyen_US
dc.subject.classificationPhysical Geographyen_US
dc.subject.classificationRemote Sensingen_US
dc.subject.classificationEnvironmental Sciencesen_US
dc.titleQuantifying the Impact of Seismic Lines on Methane Release in a Treed Bog Ecosystem using Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs)en_US
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thesis.degree.disciplineGeographyen_US
thesis.degree.grantorUniversity of Calgaryen_US
thesis.degree.nameMaster of Science (MSc)en_US
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