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View article: GALENE: A proposed future satellite mission dedicated to the observation of coastal and inland aquatic ecosystems, including the monitoring of water quality and the detection of marine plastics
GALENE: A proposed future satellite mission dedicated to the observation of coastal and inland aquatic ecosystems, including the monitoring of water quality and the detection of marine plastics Open
Coastal and inland aquatic ecosystems are of fundamental interest to society and economy, given their tight link to urbanization and economic value creation. These ecosystems, which are continuously impacted by natural processes and human …
View article: The impact of spatial resolution on inland water quality monitoring from space
The impact of spatial resolution on inland water quality monitoring from space Open
Remote sensing of inland waters can provide timely and global water quality information to a wide variety of stakeholders. One of the parameters that determines the feasibility of using optical space-based instruments for monitoring inland…
View article: Demonstration of a Modular Prototype End-to-End Simulator for Aquatic Remote Sensing Applications
Demonstration of a Modular Prototype End-to-End Simulator for Aquatic Remote Sensing Applications Open
This study introduces a prototype end-to-end Simulator software tool for simulating two-dimensional satellite multispectral imagery for a variety of satellite instrument models in aquatic environments. Using case studies, the impact of var…
View article: Bio-Optical Measurements Indicative of Biogeochemical Transformations of Ocean Waters by Coral Reefs
Bio-Optical Measurements Indicative of Biogeochemical Transformations of Ocean Waters by Coral Reefs Open
The bio-optical properties of coral reef waters were examined across coral reef ecosystems not influenced by land-derived run-off, in the Great Barrier Reef lagoon (Heron Island) and the Coral Sea (the Coringa-Herald and Lihou Reefs). The …
View article: Comment on essd-2021-466
Comment on essd-2021-466 Open
Abstract. From 2017 to 2019, an extensive sampling campaign was conducted in Belgian inland and coastal waters, aimed at providing paired data of optical and biogeochemical properties to support research into optical monitoring of aquatic …
View article: Phenology of Trichodesmium spp. blooms in the Great Barrier Reef lagoon, Australia, from the ESA-MERIS 10-year mission
Phenology of Trichodesmium spp. blooms in the Great Barrier Reef lagoon, Australia, from the ESA-MERIS 10-year mission Open
Trichodesmium, a filamentous bloom-forming marine cyanobacterium, plays a key role in the biogeochemistry of oligotrophic ocean regions because of the ability to fix nitrogen. Naturally occurring in the Great Barrier Reef (GBR), the contri…
View article: Satellite sensor requirements for monitoring essential biodiversity variables of coastal ecosystems
Satellite sensor requirements for monitoring essential biodiversity variables of coastal ecosystems Open
The biodiversity and high productivity of coastal terrestrial and aquatic habitats are the foundation for important benefits to human societies around the world. These globally distributed habitats need frequent and broad systematic assess…
View article: Feasibility Study for an Aquatic Ecosystem Earth Observing System Version 1.2.
Feasibility Study for an Aquatic Ecosystem Earth Observing System Version 1.2. Open
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View article: The CEOS Feasibility Study for an aquatic ecosystem imaging spectrometer
The CEOS Feasibility Study for an aquatic ecosystem imaging spectrometer Open
The Committee on Earth Observation Satellites (CEOS) response to the Group on Earth Observations System of Systems (GEOSS) Water Strategy developed under the auspices of the Water Strategy Implementation Study Team was endorsed by CEOS at …
View article: Photographs taken the terrestrial zone at Georgina Cay (Lihou Reef National Marine Park, Coral Sea Territory, Australia), links to photographs
Photographs taken the terrestrial zone at Georgina Cay (Lihou Reef National Marine Park, Coral Sea Territory, Australia), links to photographs Open
Photographs taken the terrestrial zone at Georgina Cay (Lihou Reef National Marine Park, Coral Sea Territory, Australia), links to photographs
View article: Intertidal and subtidal benthic reflectance spectra collected at Georgina Cay (Lihou Reef National Marine Park, Coral Sea Territory, Australia)
Intertidal and subtidal benthic reflectance spectra collected at Georgina Cay (Lihou Reef National Marine Park, Coral Sea Territory, Australia) Open
Field work was undertaken in the Lihou Reef National Marine Park (Coral Sea Territory, Australia, 17.583°S, 151.517°E) in December 2008. The aim of the remote sensing component of the field work was to collect in situ data for both remote …
View article: Design Considerations for an Aquatic Ecosystem Imaging Spectrometer: Results of a CEOS Feasibility Study
Design Considerations for an Aquatic Ecosystem Imaging Spectrometer: Results of a CEOS Feasibility Study Open
Many Earth observing sensors have been designed, built and launched with primary objectives of either terrestrial or ocean remote sensing applications. Often the data from these sensors are also used for freshwater, estuarine and coastal w…
View article: Effects of Per-Pixel Variability on Uncertainties in Bathymetric Retrievals from High-Resolution Satellite Images
Effects of Per-Pixel Variability on Uncertainties in Bathymetric Retrievals from High-Resolution Satellite Images Open
Increased sophistication of high spatial resolution multispectral satellite sensors provides enhanced bathymetric mapping capability. However, the enhancements are counter-acted by per-pixel variability in sunglint, atmospheric path length…
View article: Toward a Global Water Quality Observing and Forecasting System
Toward a Global Water Quality Observing and Forecasting System Open
Group on Earth Observations Water Quality Summit; Geneva, Switzerland, 20–22 April 2015
View article: CoastColour Round Robin data sets: a database to evaluate the performance of algorithms for the retrieval of water quality parameters in coastal waters
CoastColour Round Robin data sets: a database to evaluate the performance of algorithms for the retrieval of water quality parameters in coastal waters Open
The use of in situ measurements is essential in the validation and evaluation of the algorithms that provide coastal water quality data products from ocean colour satellite remote sensing. Over the past decade, various types of ocean colou…
View article: Rapid, high-resolution detection of environmental change over continental scales from satellite data – the Earth Observation Data Cube
Rapid, high-resolution detection of environmental change over continental scales from satellite data – the Earth Observation Data Cube Open
The effort and cost required to convert satellite Earth Observation (EO) data into meaningful geophysical variables has prevented the systematic analysis of all available observations. To overcome these problems, we utilise an integrated H…
View article: Measuring freshwater aquatic ecosystems: The need for a hyperspectral global mapping satellite mission
Measuring freshwater aquatic ecosystems: The need for a hyperspectral global mapping satellite mission Open
Freshwater ecosystems underpin global water and food security, yet are some of the most endangered ecosystems in the world because they are particularly vulnerable to land management change and climate variability. The US National Research…
View article: CoastColour Round Robin datasets: a database to evaluate the performance of algorithms for the retrieval of water quality parameters in coastal waters
CoastColour Round Robin datasets: a database to evaluate the performance of algorithms for the retrieval of water quality parameters in coastal waters Open
The use of in situ measurements is essential in the validation and evaluation of the algorithms that provide coastal water quality data products from ocean colour satellite remote sensing. Over the past decade, various types of ocean colou…
View article: Capacity building for sustainable aquaculture and fi sheries development in Myanmar
Capacity building for sustainable aquaculture and fi sheries development in Myanmar Open
This report presents the results of a Dutch public-private capacity building (Knowledge to Knowledge or K2K) mission for fostering sustainable aquaculture and fisheries development in Myanmar. The objectives of the K2K mission were to: 1) …
View article: The CoastColour Round Robin datasets: a database to evaluate the performance of algorithms for the retrieval of water quality parameters in coastal waters
The CoastColour Round Robin datasets: a database to evaluate the performance of algorithms for the retrieval of water quality parameters in coastal waters Open
The CoastColour project Round Robin (CCRR) project (http://www.coastcolour.org) funded by the European Space Agency (ESA) was designed to bring together a variety of reference datasets and to use these to test algorithms and assess their a…
View article: CoastColour Round Robin datasets, Version 1
CoastColour Round Robin datasets, Version 1 Open
The CCRR datasets structured as follows:\nA) The Match-up dataset (=match-up field + MERIS data)\nA-1) The match-up field dataset\nThe match-up field data for a site 'SiteX' (see complete list of CoactColour sites in Fig. A-1) are stored i…
View article: CoastColour Round Robin in situ reflectance dataset
CoastColour Round Robin in situ reflectance dataset Open
This data set is part of the CoastColour Round Robin data sets, Version 1, doi:10.1594/PANGAEA.841950\nData provider:\n- CSIR: Council of Scientific & Industrial Research, South Africa\n- GKSS: Helmholtz Zentrum Geesthaacht, Germany\n- COA…