Introductory Webinar: Remote Sensing of Coastal Ecosystems
Introductory Webinar: Remote Sensing of Coastal Ecosystems
Date Range: August 25, September 1, and 8, 2020.
Times: 11:00-12:00 EDT (UTC-4)
OBJECTIVE
By the end of this training, attendees will be able to:
- Identify the different water column components and how they affect the remote sensing signal of shallow-water ecosystems
- Outline existing satellite sensors used for ocean color and shallow-water ecosystem characterization
- Understand the interaction between water constituents, the electromagnetic spectrum, and the remote sensing signal
- Recognize the different processes used to remove the water column attenuation from the remotely-sensed signal to characterize benthic components
- Summarize techniques for characterizing shoreline beach environments with remotely-sensed data and field methods for beach profiling
AUDIENCE
- Local, regional, state, federal, and non-governmental environmental managers, researchers, and students.
COURSE FORMAT
- Three one-hour sessions with presentations in English and Spanish
- One Google Form homework
- Click here to view and register for the Spanish sessions
SESSIONS
Part One: Overview of Coastal Ecosystems and Remote Sensing
11:00 am ~ 12:00 pm
EDT (UTC-4:00)
- Introduction to coastal and marine ecosystems
- Overview of sensors for remote sensing of coastal areas
- Q&A
Part Two: Penetration of Light in the Water Column
11:00 am ~ 12:00 pm
EDT (UTC-4:00)
- Apparent and inherent optical properties
- Field bio-optical measurements
- Water column corrections
- Deriving bathymetry and benthic characterization from multispectral data
- Validation and calibration of ocean color data
- Q&A
Part Three: Remote Sensing of Shorelines
11:00 am ~ 12:00 pm
EDT (UTC-4:00)
- Geophysical components of shorelines
- The parts of a beach
- Field-based measurements in shorelines for image validation
- Image processing and analysis for shoreline characterization
- Q&A
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