Sediment source and sink identification using Sentinel-2 and a small network of turbidimeters on the Vjosa River

Droujko, Jessica; Sudha, Srividya Hariharan; Singer, Gabriel; Molnar, Peter

doi:https://doi.org/10.5194/esurf-11-881-2023

Articles | Volume 11, issue 5

https://doi.org/10.5194/esurf-11-881-2023

© Author(s) 2023. This work is distributed under
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https://doi.org/10.5194/esurf-11-881-2023

© Author(s) 2023. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.

Articles | Volume 11, issue 5

Research article

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19 Sep 2023

Research article |

| 19 Sep 2023

Sediment source and sink identification using Sentinel-2 and a small network of turbidimeters on the Vjosa River

Jessica Droujko, Srividya Hariharan Sudha, Gabriel Singer, and Peter Molnar

Supplement

https://doi.org/10.5194/esurf-11-881-2023-supplement

Data sets

Supporting data to ''Sediment source and pathway identification using Sentinel-2 imagery and (kayak-based) lagrangian river profiles on the Vjosa river'' Jessica Droujko https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.7590129

Model code and software

Supporting data to ''Sediment source and pathway identification using Sentinel-2 imagery and (kayak-based) lagrangian river profiles on the Vjosa river'' Jessica Droujko https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.7590129

Short summary

We combined data from satellite images with data measured from a kayak in order to understand the propagation of fine sediment in the Vjosa River. We were able to find some storm-activated and some permanent sources of sediment. We also estimated how much fine sediment is carried into the Adriatic Sea by the Vjosa River: approximately 2.5 Mt per year, which matches previous findings. With our work, we hope to show the potential of open-access satellite images.