Aaron D. Tamminga

University of British Columbia | UBC · Department of Geography

Large flood events have the capacity to induce geomorphic restructuring that can impact riverine ecosystems. However, the detailed morphodynamics associated with infrequent, high magnitude floods are variable and difficult to capture, and more research is needed into potential relationships between geomorphic change, flow organization, and aquatic...

The effects of large floods on river morphology are variable and poorly understood. In this study, we apply multi-temporal datasets collected with small unmanned aircraft systems (UASs) to analyze three-dimensional morphodynamic changes associated with an extreme flood event that occurred from June 19-23, 2013 on the Elbow River, Alberta. We docume...

Small unmanned aircraft systems (UASs) are often suited to applications where the cost, resolution, and (or) operational inflexibility of conventional remote sensing platforms is limiting. Remote sensing with small UASs is still relatively new, and there is limited understanding of how the data are acquired and used for scientific purposes and deci...

In this paper, we assess the capabilities of an unmanned/uninhabited aerial vehicle (UAV) to characterize the channel morphology and hydraulic habitat of a 1-km reach of the Elbow River, Alberta, Canada, with the goal of identifying the advantages and challenges of this technology for river research and management. Using a small quadcopter UAV to a...

The ecosite unit in Ontario‘s boreal forest ecological land classification system is a polygon of common vegetation type and soil conditions intended to provide a standardized provincial framework to inform meso-scale forestry and planning applications. To determine whether the physical factors used for ecosite classification relate to patterns in...