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Simulation of SPOT Satellite Imagery for Charting Shallow-Water Benthic Communities in the Mediterranean |
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| Authors: | Thomas Belsher Alexandre Meinesz Jean Robert Lefevre Charles-François Boudouresque |
| Institution: | IFREMER, Dero/EL, BP 337, F-29273 Brest Cedex, France;Universitéde Nice. Lab. Biologie et Ecologie Marines. F-06034 Nice Cedex, France;DDE Service Maritime CIPALM. BP3. F-06028 Nice Cedex, France;Facultédes Sciences do Luminy, GIS Posidonie, F-13288 Marseille Cedcx 2, France |
| Abstract: | Abstract. In order to simulate SPOT-typc satellite imagery, remote sensing of the Bay of San Cyprianu (Corsica) was carried out using a radiation sensor mounted in an aircraft. The resulting simulated image was calibrated using a chart of the benthos produced by SCUBA diving. We show that remote sensing by satellite should be able to resolve certain bottom types and benthic communities in water down to a depth of 12 m. |
| Keywords: | Benthos remote sensing satellite images charting Mediterranean |