TY - BOOK ID - 210440 TI - Remote Sensing of Aquatic Coastal Ecosystem Processes : Science and Management Applications AU - Richardson, Laurie L. AU - LeDrew, Ellsworth F. PY - 2006 SN - 1280612584 9786610612581 1402039689 1402039670 9781402039676 9781402039683 9401784256 PB - Dordrecht : Springer Netherlands : Imprint: Springer, DB - UniCat KW - Remote sensing. KW - Ecology. KW - Remote-sensing imagery KW - Remote sensing systems KW - Remote terrain sensing KW - Sensing, Remote KW - Terrain sensing, Remote KW - Aerial photogrammetry KW - Aerospace telemetry KW - Detectors KW - Space optics KW - Balance of nature KW - Biology KW - Bionomics KW - Ecological processes KW - Ecological science KW - Ecological sciences KW - Environment KW - Environmental biology KW - Oecology KW - Environmental sciences KW - Population biology KW - Ecology KW - Coastal ecology KW - Aquatic biology. KW - Environmental management. KW - Algorithms. KW - Remote Sensing/Photogrammetry. KW - Freshwater & Marine Ecology. KW - Environmental Management. KW - Optics, Lasers, Photonics, Optical Devices. KW - Algorism KW - Algebra KW - Arithmetic KW - Environmental stewardship KW - Stewardship, Environmental KW - Management KW - Hydrobiology KW - Water biology KW - Aquatic sciences KW - Foundations KW - Aquatic ecology . KW - Lasers. KW - Photonics. KW - New optics KW - Optics KW - Light amplification by stimulated emission of radiation KW - Masers, Optical KW - Optical masers KW - Light amplifiers KW - Light sources KW - Optoelectronic devices KW - Nonlinear optics KW - Optical parametric oscillators KW - Aquatic biology UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:210440 AB - The aquatic coastal zone is one of the most challenging targets for environmental remote sensing. Properties such as bottom reflectance, spectrally diverse suspended sediments and phytoplankton communities, diverse benthic communities, and transient events that affect surface reflectance (coastal blooms, runoff, etc.) all combine to produce an optical complexity not seen in terrestrial or open ocean systems. Despite this complexity, remote sensing is proving to be an invaluable tool for "Case 2" waters. This book presents recent advances in coastal remote sensing with an emphasis on applied science and management. Case studies of the operational use of remote sensing in ecosystem studies, monitoring, and interfacing remote sensing/science/management are presented. Spectral signatures of phytoplankton and suspended sediments are discussed in detail with accompanying discussion of why blue water (Case 1) algorithms cannot be applied to Case 2 waters. Audience This book is targeted for scientists and managers interested in using remote sensing in the study or management of aquatic coastal environments. With only limited discussion of optics and theory presented in the book, such researchers might benefit from the detailed presentations of aquatic spectral signatures, and to operational management issues. While not specifically written for remote sensing scientists, it will prove to be a useful reference for this community for the current status of aquatic coastal remote sensing. ER -