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Automated Pavement Construction Inspection Using Uncrewed Aerial Systems (UAS)—Hot Mixed Asphalt (HMA) Temperature Segregation by Samsami, Reihaneh, Mukherjee, Amlan, Brooks, Colin

“…Temperature segregation in Hot Mixed Asphalt (HMA) pavement construction leads to performance problems, such as reduced fatigue life. During construction,…”
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Automated Concrete Bridge Deck Inspection Using Unmanned Aerial System (UAS)-Collected Data: A Machine Learning (ML) Approach by Pokhrel, Rojal, Samsami, Reihaneh, Elmi, Saida, Brooks, Colin N

“…Bridges are crucial components of infrastructure networks that facilitate national connectivity and development. According to the National Bridge Inventory…”
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Coastal Remote Sensing: Merging Physical, Chemical, and Biological Data as Tailings Drift onto Buffalo Reef, Lake Superior by Kerfoot, W. Charles, Hobmeier, Martin M., Swain, Gary, Regis, Robert, Raman, Varsha K., Brooks, Colin N., Grimm, Amanda, Cook, Chris, Shuchman, Robert, Reif, Molly

“…On the Keweenaw Peninsula of Lake Superior, two stamp mills (Mohawk and Wolverine) discharged 22.7 million metric tonnes (MMT) of tailings (1901–1932) into the…”
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Evaluation of Commercially Available Remote Sensors for Highway Bridge Condition Assessment by Vaghefi, Khatereh, Oats, Renee C, Harris, Devin K, Ahlborn, Theresa (Tess) M, Brooks, Colin N, Endsley, K. Arthur, Roussi, Christopher, Shuchman, Robert, Burns, Joseph W, Dobson, Richard

“…AbstractImproving transportation infrastructure inspection methods and the ability to assess conditions of bridges has become a priority in recent years as the…”
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Coastal Ecosystem Investigations with LiDAR (Light Detection and Ranging) and Bottom Reflectance: Lake Superior Reef Threatened by Migrating Tailings by Kerfoot, W. Charles, Hobmeier, Martin M., Green, Sarah A., Yousef, Foad, Brooks, Colin N., Shuchman, Robert, Sayers, Mike, Lin, Lihwa, Luong, Phu, Hayter, Earl, Reif, Molly

“…Where light penetration is excellent, the combination of LiDAR (Light Detection And Ranging) and passive bottom reflectance (multispectral, hyperspectral)…”
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Light Detection and Ranging (LiDAR) and Multispectral Scanner (MSS) Studies Examine Coastal Environments Influenced by Mining by Kerfoot, W Charles, Hobmeier, Martin M, Yousef, Foad, Green, Sarah A, Regis, Robert, Brooks, Colin N, Shuchman, Robert, Anderson, Jamey, Reif, Molly

“…There are numerous examples of past and present mine disposal into freshwater and marine coastal bays and riverine environments. Due to its high spatial…”
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Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV)-Based Assessment of Concrete Bridge Deck Delamination Using Thermal and Visible Camera Sensors: A Preliminary Analysis by Escobar-Wolf, Rüdiger, Oommen, Thomas, Brooks, Colin N., Dobson, Richard J., Ahlborn, Theresa M.

“…Infrared and visible cameras were mounted on an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) to image bridge deck surfaces and map likely concrete delaminations. The infrared…”
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Combined Imaging Technologies for Concrete Bridge Deck Condition Assessment by Vaghefi, Khatereh, Ahlborn, Theresa (Tess) M, Harris, Devin K, Brooks, Colin N

“…AbstractEvaluating the condition of concrete bridge decks is an increasingly important challenge for transportation agencies and bridge inspection teams…”
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The contribution of lakes to global inland fisheries harvest by Deines, Andrew M, Bunnell, David B, Rogers, Mark W, Bennion, David, Woelmer, Whitney, Sayers, Michael J, Grimm, Amanda G, Shuchman, Robert A, Raymer, Zachary, Brooks, Colin N, Mychek-Londer, Justin G, Taylor, William, Beard, Douglas

“…Freshwater ecosystems provide numerous services for communities worldwide, including irrigation, hydropower, and municipal water; however, the services…”
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Of Small Streams and Great Lakes: Integrating Tributaries to Understand the Ecology and Biogeochemistry of Lake Superior by Marcarelli, Amy M., Coble, Ashley A., Meingast, Karl M., Kane, Evan S., Brooks, Colin N., Buffam, Ishi, Green, Sarah A., Huckins, Casey J, Toczydlowski, David, Stottlemyer, Robert

“…Lake Superior receives inputs from approximately 2,800 tributaries that provide nutrients and dissolved organic matter (DOM) to the nearshore zone of this…”
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An algorithm to retrieve chlorophyll, dissolved organic carbon, and suspended minerals from Great Lakes satellite data by Shuchman, Robert A., Leshkevich, George, Sayers, Michael J., Johengen, Thomas H., Brooks, Colin N., Pozdnyakov, Dmitry

“…An algorithm that utilizes individual lake hydro-optical (HO) models has been developed for the Great Lakes that uses SeaWiFS, MODIS, or MERIS satellite data…”
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Synthesis of Field Performance of Remote Sensing Strategies for Condition Assessment of In-Service Bridges in Michigan by Harris, Devin K, Brooks, Colin N, Ahlborn, Theresa (Tess) M

“…AbstractThe current state of the national bridge infrastructure network highlights the need for solutions to mitigate the evolution of deterioration, but also…”
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Light detection and ranging (LiDAR) and multispectral studies of disturbed Lake Superior coastal environments by Kerfoot, W. Charles, Yousef, Foad, Green, Sarah A., Regis, Robert, Shuchman, Robert, Brooks, Colin N., Sayers, Mike, Sabol, Bruce, Graves, Mark

“…Due to its high spatial resolution and excellent water penetration, coastal light detection and ranging (LiDAR) coupled with multispectral imaging (MSS) has…”
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Measurement and Communication of Bridge Performance with Remote Sensing Technologies by Ahlborn, Theresa M., Vaghefi, Khatereh, Harris, Devin K., Brooks, Colin N.

“…The importance of a functional and efficient transportation network system is well known to the traveling public, but the financial and technical requirements…”
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Mapping Unmanned Aerial System Data onto Building Information Modeling Parameters for Highway Construction Progress Monitoring by Samsami, Reihaneh, Mukherjee, Amlan, Brooks, Colin N.

“…The transportation infrastructure management sector lacks automated procedures that can help it find and resolve the performance deviations. The objective of…”
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Automated Pavement Construction Inspection Using Uncrewed Aerial Systems Temperature Segregation by Samsami, Reihaneh, Mukherjee, Amlan, Brooks, Colin N

“…Temperature segregation in Hot Mixed Asphalt (HMA) pavement construction leads to performance problems, such as reduced fatigue life. During construction,…”
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Mapping and monitoring the extent of submerged aquatic vegetation in the Laurentian Great Lakes with multi-scale satellite remote sensing by Shuchman, Robert A., Sayers, Michael J., Brooks, Colin N.

“…A satellite-based algorithm intended to map submerged aquatic vegetation (SAV), which was mostly the nuisance algae Cladophora, for the Laurentian Great Lakes…”
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Determining the Pattern of Oak Woodland Regeneration for a Cleared Watershed in Northwest California: A Necessary First Step for Restoration by Brooks, Colin N., Merenlender, Adina M.

“…Historically, oak woodlands of northern California have been subject to intensive tree and brush removal efforts to improve land for livestock grazing. As a…”
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A new method to generate a high-resolution global distribution map of lake chlorophyll by Sayers, Michael J., Grimm, Amanda G., Shuchman, Robert A., Deines, Andrew M., Bunnell, David B., Raymer, Zachary B., Rogers, Mark W., Woelmer, Whitney, Bennion, David H., Brooks, Colin N., Whitley, Matthew A., Warner, David M., Mychek-Londer, Justin

“…A new method was developed, evaluated, and applied to generate a global dataset of growing-season chlorophyll-a (chl) concentrations in 2011 for freshwater…”
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Commentary: The need for model development related to Cladophora and nutrient management in Lake Michigan by Bootsma, Harvey A., Rowe, Mark D., Brooks, Colin N., Vanderploeg, Henry A.

“…In the past 10 to 15years, excessive growth of Cladophora and other attached algae in the nearshore regions of Lake Michigan has re-emerged as an important…”
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