Title :
A baseline study of Perth coastal waters
Author :
Lynch, M.J. ; Fearns, P.R.
Author_Institution :
Curtin Univ. of Technol., Perth, WA, Australia
Abstract :
The aim of this work is to develop a satellite-based coastal water quality monitoring capacity to assist in management of key anthropogenic activities on the coastal zone (ie. nutrient-rich wastewater, industrial and urban discharges, river and estuarine outflows). This tool will be applicable for the monitoring of long term water quality trends over local to regional scales to provide data on natural variation and long term trends in anthropogenically induced impacts. The project aims to develop a fundamental management tool that will be geographically transferable around the State and Australian Coastal Zone and which will be able to provide information at local, regional and statewide spatial scales, as required for management
Keywords :
oceanographic regions; oceanographic techniques; remote sensing; water pollution; water pollution measurement; AD 1997; AD 1998; AD 1999; Australia; Hillarys transect; IR; Indian Ocean; Perth; Western Australia; baseline study; chlorophyll; coast; coastal waters; industrial discharge; infrared; marine biology; marine pollution; measurement technique; monitoring; multispectral remote sensing; nutrient-rich wastewater; ocean; optical remote sensing; phytoplankton; urban discharge; visible; water pollution; water quality; Australia; Boats; Ocean temperature; Radiometry; Sampling methods; Sea measurements; Sea surface; Temperature measurement; Temperature sensors; Thermistors;
Conference_Titel :
Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium, 2001. IGARSS '01. IEEE 2001 International
Conference_Location :
Sydney, NSW
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-7031-7
DOI :
10.1109/IGARSS.2001.978211
