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High-resolution ground verification, cluster analysis and opticalmodel of reef substrate coverage on Landsat TM imagery (Red Sea, Egypt)

High-resolution ground verification, cluster analysis and opticalmodel of reef substrate coverage on Landsat TM imagery (Red Sea, Egypt)
High-resolution ground verification, cluster analysis and opticalmodel of reef substrate coverage on Landsat TM imagery (Red Sea, Egypt)
A combination of high-resolution ground verification, cluster analysis using Landsat Thematic Mapper (TM) data, and optical modelling, was applied to Red Sea reef substrate. Ground verification, in an area of 3 by 20 pixels (90 by 600 m) with one metre scale resolution, identified the presence of 30 different bottom types that were later reduced to twelve dominant bottom types. A combination of bispectral plots and principal component analysis using spectral bands 1, 2 and 3 confirmed the presence of nine bottom types. The identified clusters were separated and used as a training set to classify substrate. Optical modelling, using literature radiance values and coverage of the original twelve dominant bottom types and a simple model for atmospheric and water column absorption, revealed a difference of up to 60 W m-2 between predicted substrate radiance and the satellite sensor values in the reef top area. Considering the simple atmospheric correction model, the lack of in situ radiance measurements and the uncertainties with respect to possible changes in bottom type distribution since the acquisition of the 14 year old image, the results show the potential use of satellite imagery for reef research in both biological and geological analysis through very precise and semi-quantitative ground verification, including in situ reflectance measurements.
CORAL REEFS, OPTICAL PROPERTIES, MODELS, REMOTE SENSING, REFLECTANCE
0143-1161
1677-1698
Purkis, S.
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Kenter, J.A.M.
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Oikonomou, E.K.
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Robinson, I.S.
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Purkis, S.
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Kenter, J.A.M.
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Oikonomou, E.K.
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Robinson, I.S.
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Purkis, S., Kenter, J.A.M., Oikonomou, E.K. and Robinson, I.S. (2002) High-resolution ground verification, cluster analysis and opticalmodel of reef substrate coverage on Landsat TM imagery (Red Sea, Egypt). International Journal of Remote Sensing, 23 (8), 1677-1698. (doi:10.1080/01431160110047722).

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A combination of high-resolution ground verification, cluster analysis using Landsat Thematic Mapper (TM) data, and optical modelling, was applied to Red Sea reef substrate. Ground verification, in an area of 3 by 20 pixels (90 by 600 m) with one metre scale resolution, identified the presence of 30 different bottom types that were later reduced to twelve dominant bottom types. A combination of bispectral plots and principal component analysis using spectral bands 1, 2 and 3 confirmed the presence of nine bottom types. The identified clusters were separated and used as a training set to classify substrate. Optical modelling, using literature radiance values and coverage of the original twelve dominant bottom types and a simple model for atmospheric and water column absorption, revealed a difference of up to 60 W m-2 between predicted substrate radiance and the satellite sensor values in the reef top area. Considering the simple atmospheric correction model, the lack of in situ radiance measurements and the uncertainties with respect to possible changes in bottom type distribution since the acquisition of the 14 year old image, the results show the potential use of satellite imagery for reef research in both biological and geological analysis through very precise and semi-quantitative ground verification, including in situ reflectance measurements.

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Published date: 2002
Keywords: CORAL REEFS, OPTICAL PROPERTIES, MODELS, REMOTE SENSING, REFLECTANCE

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Local EPrints ID: 2087
URI: http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/id/eprint/2087
ISSN: 0143-1161
PURE UUID: 51352bb8-b54a-471a-81f0-52edd2468622

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Date deposited: 11 May 2004
Last modified: 15 Mar 2024 04:44

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Author: S. Purkis
Author: J.A.M. Kenter
Author: E.K. Oikonomou
Author: I.S. Robinson

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