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Encyclopedia of Modern Coral Reefs

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Remote sensing is the collection of data without coming into physical contact with the target. In the field of earth, atmosphere and ocean observation, remote sensing generally refers to the use of imaging sensor technologies by ways of aircraft, satellites, ships, and buoys. The target information is carried to a sensor by the electromagnetic radiation or by acoustic sound waves.

Introduction

Coral reef structures and processes span a large range of spatial scales, from microscale to planetary scale. Smallest scales can be observed in vitro in laboratory and aquaria and in situ. Instruments (such as microscopes, probes, lasers, x-rays, cameras, coring devices, and many others) and visual observations are used in reef geology, physiology, biology, and ecology to elucidate the processes regulating the life of coral reef organisms and the formations of coral reefs. However, above the scale of few tens of meters, it is impossible to measure directly and completely a phenomenon...

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Andréfouët, S. (2011). Remote Sensing. In: Hopley, D. (eds) Encyclopedia of Modern Coral Reefs. Encyclopedia of Earth Sciences Series. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-90-481-2639-2_21

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