Tahoe Research, Scholarship & Outreach at the University of Nevada, Reno

Research & Outreach Projects
by University of Nevada, Reno Faculty and Staff

Water
 

Historical Photographs of the Tahoe Basin

Project Description

This project seeks to catalog and publish historical photographs of the Tahoe Basin, utilizing significant local archives and repositories. These photographs will include a number of photographs published in earlier editions of other books, but also will include rarely or never before seen photographs of people and places within the Tahoe Basin. The project is slated for publication by Arcadia Publishers in Fall, 2005 or early 2006.
 
Principal
Investigator(s)

Peter Goin, Professor of Art, Art, College of Liberal Arts. pgoin@unr.edu
Statistics Faculty Involved: 1
Undergraduates Involved: 4
Outreach AudienceGeneral public and dedicated readers
Project Focus
Water
People, Social Sciences, Education, Outreach
Updated: 1/20/2005
 

Remote Sensing of Water Clarity

Project Description

Monitoring the clarity of Lake Tahoe provides important information on pollution and environmental factors. Traditionally clarity is determined by dropping a bright white plate into the water and measuring the depth at which it disappears. Remote sensing instrumentation provide the ability to monitor clarity much more frequently and for the entire lake, not just one spot.This project seeks to establish methods of determining clarity from remote sensing imagery through correlaton with in-situ measurements.
 
Principal
Investigator(s)

Wendy M. Calvin, Research Associate Professor, Geological Sciences, College of Science. wcalvin@unr.edu
ImpactNew methods may allow better assessment of clarity changes with season as well as over time.
Project Duration2003-2005
Project Focus
Earth Science
Water
Updated: 3/3/2005