Table 3.2
Observation targets that can be measured by multispectral satellite remote sensing and their applications
Target
Spatial Res.
Applications
High
Med.
Low
Mapping
Monitoring
Modeling
Direct remote sensing
Coral species
not feasible
[1]
Coral/algal cover
x
see Chap. 4
Habitat classes (\5)
Habitat classes ([5)
x
x*
x
x*
Habitat mapping
[2–9]
Resource inventory
[10–11]
Reef productivity
[12–15]
Habitat diversity
[16–17]
MPA evaluation
[18]
Biodiversity
[19–21]
Habitat change
[22–26]
Reef productivity
[27]
Population dynamics
[28–29]
Bleaching
x
x**
Bleaching detection
[30–32]
Structural complexity
x
x**
Habitat change
[33]
Geomorphology
x
x
Typology
[34–35]
MPA planning
[36]
Location of shallow reefs
x
x
x**
MPA planning
[37]
Risk assessment
[38]
Bathymetry
x
x
Mapping
[39]
Shoreline
x
x
Reef topography
[40]
Shoreline change
[41]
Sediment transport
[42]
Indirect remote sensing
Land use/change
x
x
x
Sea surface temperature
x
see Chap. 12
UV radiation
x
Bleaching potential
[43]
Susceptibility
[44]
PAR
x
Bleaching potential
[43]
Susceptibility
[44]
Light attenuation
x
x
x
Productivity
[14]
Cloud/dust cover
x***
x***
x
Coral decline
[45]
Sea level
x
Salinity
x
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