Mapping Spatial Patterns of Posidonia oceanica Meadows by Means of Daedalus ATM Airborne Sensor in the Coastal Area of Civitavecchia (Central Tyrrhenian Sea, Italy)

• Published in: Remote sensing (Basel, Switzerland) Vol. 5; no. 10; pp. 4877 - 4899
• Main Authors: Borfecchia, Flavio, Micheli, Carla, Carli, Filippo, De Martis, Selvaggia, Gnisci, Valentina, Piermattei, Viviana, Belmonte, Alessandro, De Cecco, Luigi, Martini, Sandro, Marcelli, Marco
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Basel MDPI AG 01.10.2013
• Subjects: airborne passive HR multispectral remote sensing; Anthropogenic factors; Climate change; Coastal waters; Coastal zone; Daedalus ATM; Harbors; LAI (Leaf Area Index); Landsat ETM; MERIS Coastcolour; Multi-resolution satellite/airborne sensors integration; Posidonia oceanica mapping; Remote sensing; sea coastal ecosystems monitoring; Shallow water; Spatial distribution; Suspended sediments; thematic accuracy; Turbidity; Water column; water column and atmospheric image based corrections; Water quality

The spatial distribution of sea bed covers and seagrass in coastal waters is of key importance in monitoring and managing Mediterranean shallow water environments often subject to both increasing anthropogenic impacts and climate change effects. In this context we present a methodology for effective...