Remote sensing of Posidonia oceanica by laser induced fluorescence

Author

Agati, G. ; Bazzani, M. ; Cecchi, G. ; Mazzinghi, P. ; Pantani, L. ; Raimondi, V. ; Settesoldi, L.

Author_Institution

Istituto di Elettronica Quantistica, Firenze, Italy

Volume

3

fYear

34881

fDate

10-14 Jul1995

Firstpage

1732

Abstract

Laser induced fluorescence (LIF) is becoming an effective tool for the remote assessment of vegetation. A new field can be the application of this technique to the monitoring of Posidonia beds in coastal waters. This paper describes the measurements carried out during a field campaign in the Tyrrhenian Sea. LIF spectra of Posidonia oceanica were remotely detected with a fluorescence lidar, while a complete spectroscopic analysis and pigment extraction on Posidonia samples were performed in the ship laboratory

Keywords

aquaculture; oceanographic regions; oceanographic techniques; optical radar; remote sensing by laser beam; LIF; Mediterranean; Posidonia beds; Posidonia oceanica; Tyrrhenian Sea; coastal; fluorescence lidar; laser induced fluorescence; laser remote sensing; lidar; marine vegetation; measurement technique; ocean; pigment; sea coast; spectroscopic analysis; Fluorescence; Laser radar; Marine vehicles; Performance analysis; Pigmentation; Remote monitoring; Remote sensing; Sea measurements; Spectroscopy; Vegetation;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium, 1995. IGARSS '95. 'Quantitative Remote Sensing for Science and Applications', International

Conference_Location

Firenze

Print_ISBN

0-7803-2567-2

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/IGARSS.1995.524010

Filename

524010