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Remote Sensing of Coastal Areas in Cyprus Using In-Situ Spectroradiometric Data and Water Quality Data: The "SAT-COAST" Project
| Content Provider | Semantic Scholar |
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| Author | Papoutsa, Christiana Hadjimitsis, Diofantos G. Toulios, L. Retalis, Adrianos Scoullos, Michael J. |
| Copyright Year | 2013 |
| Abstract | This paper seeks to test how remote sensing techniques can become a powerful tool for monitoring coastal water quality in Cyprus. It aims to present the first results derived from a running project funded by the Research Promotion Foundation of Cyprus developed by the Department of Civil Engineering & Geomatics, Remote Sensing Laboratory, Cyprus University of Technology in corporation with the Department of Fisheries and Marine Research in Cyprus. For the purposes of 'SAT-COAST' project, a running field sampling campaign program started during 2011. During sampling campaigns spectroradiometric field measurements are collected using a handheld GER1500 field spectroradiometer equipped with a fiber optic probe in order to retrieve the spectral signature of the examined coastal areas which are situated in Limassol district. Indeed, this will assist the development of an efficient model for monitoring purposes using satellite imagery. At the same time, both surface and 10 meters below sea level (using a Niskin Sampling Bottle) water samples are collected. A number of physicochemical measurements are determined on site when collecting samples for laboratory analyses of nutrients and metals. These in situ measurements include pH, electrical conductivity, dissolved oxygen concentration and temperature. In all, this paper presents the spectral signatures examination at the case study of Limassol district and compares them to previous measurements at the coastal area of Pafos district. Moreover, a preliminary environmental impact assessment was carried out using 10 Landsat TM & ETM+ satellite images in order to examine the coastal area of Larnaca district were a desalination plant exists. |
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| Alternate Webpage(s) | http://www.earsel.org/symposia/2012-symposium-Mykonos/Proceedings/09-02_EARSeL-Symposium-2012.pdf |
| Language | English |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |
