MSc Geography
Optical remote detection of surface water quality for open ocean waters has been ongoing since the 1960’s. This method of detection is much more challenging and not yet standard practice for the more optically complex inland and coastal waters. My research project dealt with the investigation of the potential application of airborne hyperspectral sensors to detect water quality in the Cowichan watershed, on Vancouver Island, BC. Lake Cowichan and Cowichan Bay, both apart of the watershed, have been examined as the inlands and coastal water bodies, respectively.