Land surface remote sensing in urban and coastal areas - Baghdadi, Nicolas; Zribi, Mehrez (London : ISTE, 2016)
Anthony -- 8.1. Introduction -- 8.1.1. The state of mangrove coastlines: information derived from remote sensing -- 8.1.2. The Guianas' mangrove coastline: a challenge for coastal applications of remote sensing -- 8.1.3. Chapter outline -- 8.2. Monitoring coastal water color with remote sensing -- 8.2.1. The concentration of phytoplankton and the biogeochemical composition of coastal waters -- 8.2.2. Water color as an indicator of sediment dynamics -- 8.2.3. Estimating the concentration of SPM using remote sensing -- 8.2.4. Satellites used to study water color -- 8.3. Remote sensing of coastal mud banks -- 8.3.1. Problem of delineation of mud banks linked to tides -- 8.3.2. Monitoring the migration of mud banks -- 8.3.3. Radar remote sensing of mud banks -- 8.4. Monitoring the shoreline with remote sensing -- 8.4.1. The shoreline: definition and issues posed by a multi-faceted feature -- 8.4.2. Exceptional dynamics of the Guianas' coastline -- 8.5. Intertidal topography -- 8.5.1. Ground surveys using a laser tacheometer or differential GPS -- 8.5.2. Interpolation of water level isolines on satellite images -- 8.5.3. Airborne LiDAR -- 8.5.4. Photogrammetry -- 8.6. Conclusion -- 8.7. Key points -- 8.8. Bibliography.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
Keywords: Coasts -- Remote sensing; Cities and towns -- Remote sensing; SCIENCE -- Earth Sciences -- Geography; SCIENCE -- Earth Sciences -- Geology; Cities and towns -- Remote sensing; Coasts -- Remote sensing; Electronic books; Electronic book