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Remote Sensing Technologies for the Assessment of Marine and Coastal Ecosystems

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Seafloor Mapping along Continental Shelves

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This chapter reviews the Remote Sensing (RS) technologies that are particularly appropriate for marine and coastal ecosystem research and management. RS techniques are used to perform analysis of water quality in coastal water bodies; to identify, characterize and analyze river plumes; to extract estuarine/coastal sandy bodies; to identify beach features/patterns; and to evaluate the changes and integrity (health) of the coastal lagoon habitats. For effective management of these ecosystems, it is essential to have satellite data available and complementary accurate information about the current state of the coastal regions, in addition to well-informed forecasts about its future state. In recent years, the use of space, air and ground-based RS strategies has allowed for the rapid data collection, Image processing (Pixel-Based and Object-Based Image Analysis (OBIA) classification) and dissemination of such information to reduce vulnerability to natural hazards, anthropic pressures, and to monitoring essential ecological processes, life support systems and biological diversity.

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The authors wish to thank the General Directorate for the Territory (DGT) for supporting the research under the FIGGIE Program.

The GeoEye Foundation and Digital Globe for explicitly permitting use free-of-charge the satellite images.

The European Space Agency (ESA) for providing the MERIS data and IKONOS-2 images.

Finally, we should like to thank very much all those who have helped draft this chapter.

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Gutierres, F., Teodoro, A.C., Reis, E., Neto, C., Costa, J.C. (2016). Remote Sensing Technologies for the Assessment of Marine and Coastal Ecosystems. In: Finkl, C., Makowski, C. (eds) Seafloor Mapping along Continental Shelves. Coastal Research Library, vol 13. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-25121-9_3

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