Kenai Mountains to Sea: Using Thermal Infrared Imagery to Implement Long-Term Salmon Conservation - thermal imagery data set

Cook Inletkeeper contracted NV5 Geospatial (formerly, Quantum Spatial Incorporated) to collect thermal infrared (TIR) during the summer of 2020 along four streams on the Kenai Peninsula in southern Alaska: Beaver Creek, Crooked Creek, Funny River, and Moose River under a project name “Kenai Rivers”. All streams were contracted to be flown in the summer of 2020 and during the afternoon hours in order to maximize the thermal contrast between the river’s water and the banks. The survey extends for a total length of 59.1 km miles of the Kenai Rivers. The Data were collected to aid the Cook Inletkeeper team to identify the spatial variability in surface temperatures as well as thermal influence of point sources, tributaries, and surface springs. The data will also be used to identify high-value habitats for the salmonids population within the four streams. Note: These data and related items of information have not been formally disseminated by NOAA and do not represent any agency determination, view, or policy. Funding for this project came, in part, from the Alaska Sustainable Salmon Fund (AKSSF Project #53003).