Editorial for the Special Issue "Remote Sensing of Water Quality"
Abstract
The importance of monitoring, preserving, and, where needed, improving the quality of water resources in the open ocean, coastal regions, estuaries, and inland water bodies cannot be overstated. Remote sensing of ocean color from spaceborne and airborne systems has become an indispensable tool for monitoring water quality. Recent advances in sensor technology and algorithm development have made it possible to move beyond mere estimates of biomass abundance and into quantitative measures of complex biophysical and biogeochemical processes. For instance, the development of spaceborne hyperspectral sensors, such as the upcoming Plankton, Aerosol, Cloud, ocean Ecosystem(PACE) mission, will provide unprecedented spectral information at a global scale that can be used to quantitatively estimate the biogeochemical composition of water, detect pigment assemblages, and monitor ecological functional groups.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Sep 19, 2019
- Accession Number
- AD1099189
Entities
People
- W. D. Miller
- Wesley J. Moses
Organizations
- United States Naval Research Laboratory