Habitat

JE Marsden, TR Binder, SC Riley, SA Farha… - The Lake Charr …, 2021 - Springer
Lake charr Salvelinus namaycush habitat is defined by the presence of cold (< 15° C),
oligotrophic, oxygen-rich (> 4 mg L–1) waters where rocky substrates suitable for spawning …

Coastal ecosystem investigations with LiDAR (Light Detection and Ranging) and bottom reflectance: Lake Superior reef threatened by migrating tailings

WC Kerfoot, MM Hobmeier, SA Green, F Yousef… - Remote Sensing, 2019 - mdpi.com
Where light penetration is excellent, the combination of LiDAR (Light Detection And
Ranging) and passive bottom reflectance (multispectral, hyperspectral) greatly aids …

Copper-rich “Halo” off Lake Superior's Keweenaw Peninsula and how Mass Mill tailings dispersed onto tribal lands

WC Kerfoot, N Urban, J Jeong, C MacLennan… - Journal of Great Lakes …, 2020 - Elsevier
Over a century ago, shoreline copper mills sluiced more than 64 million metric tonnes of
tailings into Lake Superior, creating a “halo” around the Keweenaw Peninsula with a buried …

[HTML][HTML] Retrieval of nearshore bathymetry around Ganquan Island from LiDAR waveform and Quickbird image

Z Zhang, J Zhang, Y Ma, H Tian, T Jiang - Applied Sciences, 2019 - mdpi.com
Featured Application The work presented in this paper provides methods for the retrieval of
nearshore bathymetry based on active and passive remote sensing, and will serve as a …

[HTML][HTML] Coastal Remote Sensing: Merging Physical, Chemical, and Biological Data as Tailings Drift onto Buffalo Reef, Lake Superior

WC Kerfoot, MM Hobmeier, G Swain, R Regis… - Remote Sensing, 2021 - mdpi.com
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 coastal zone …

Innovative and Cost‐Effective Approaches to the Measurement of Sediment Levels in Small Water Reservoirs

S Paseka - Land Degradation & Development, 2025 - Wiley Online Library
Sedimentation in small water reservoirs poses a critical challenge with significant
environmental, economic, and social implications. To address this issue, this study will …

A LiDAR‐Aided Inertial Positioning Approach for a Longwall Shearer in Underground Coal Mining

J Zheng, S Li, N Li, Q Fu, S Liu… - Mathematical Problems in …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
The absolute three‐dimensional position of a longwall shearer is fundamental to longwall
mining automation. The positioning of the longwall shearer is usually realized by the inertial …

Lidar (light detection and ranging) and benthic invertebrate investigations: Migrating tailings threaten Buffalo Reef in Lake Superior

WC Kerfoot, MM Hobmeier, R Regis, VK Raman… - Journal of Great Lakes …, 2019 - Elsevier
The low turbidity of northern Great Lakes waters allows lidar sufficient penetration to greatly
aid environmental studies of coastal environments. On the Keweenaw Peninsula of Lake …

[PDF][PDF] Coastal Environments: LiDAR Map** Of Copper Tailings Impacts, Particle Retention, Leaching, And Toxicity

WC Kerfoot, G Swain, R Regis, VK Raman, CN Brooks… - 2024 - preprints.org
Tailings generated by mining account for the largest world-wide waste from industrial
activities. Copper is relatively uncommon, with low concentrations in sediments and waters …

[PDF][PDF] Coastal Copper Tailings Dispersal: 3D Map** And Shoreline Impacts, Particle Migration, Leaching, And Toxicity

WC Kerfoot, G Swain, R Regis, VK Raman, CN Brooks… - 2024 - preprints.org
Tailings generated by mining account for the largest proportion of global waste from
industrial activities. Copper is relatively uncommon world-wide, with low concentrations in …