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The aquatic coastal zone is one of the most challenging targets for environmental remote sensing. Properties such as bottom reflectance, spectrally diverse suspended sediments and phytoplankton communities, diverse benthic communities, and transient events that affect surface reflectance (coastal blooms, runoff, etc.) all combine to produce an optical complexity not seen in terrestrial or open ocean systems. Despite this complexity, remote sensing is proving to be an invaluable tool for Case 2 waters. This book presents recent advances in coastal remote sensing with an emphasis on real science and management. Case studies are presented of the operational use of remote sensing in ecosystem studies, monitoring, and interfacing remote sensing/science/management. Spectral signatures of phytoplankton and suspended sediments are presented in detail with accompanying discussion of why blue water (Case 1) algorithms cannot be applied to Case 2 waters. Audience This book is targeted for scientists and managers interested in using remote sensing in the study or management of aquatic coastal environments. While not written for remote sensing scientists, and with only limited discussion of optics and theory, such researchers might benefit from the detailed presentations of aquatic spectral signatures, and to operational management issues. CD included An interactive CD accompanies this book containing the WASI program by Peter Gege (DLR, Germany). The WASI program allows users to interactively manipulate and view coastally relevant spectra. The CD also contains full color images of a selection of illustrations which are printed as black and white figures in the book.

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