Technical advancements have widened the limits of remote sensing in mapping shallow
water benthic habitats and bathymetry over the last decades. On the other hand, the needs …

This paper uses the Special Issue of the International Journal of Remote Sensing on
Remote Sensing of the Coastal Marine Environment to highlight recent advances in …

Advances in sensor design and data analysis techniques are making remote sensing
systems practical and attractive for use in research and management of coastal ecosystems …

Coastal waters are important ecological systems and vital assets for many nations.
Estuaries, bays, and coastal margins are among the most productive natural systems on …

Advances in technology and decreases in cost are making remote sensing (RS) and
geographic information systems (GIS) practical and attractive for use in coastal resource …

Wetland inventory, assessment and monitoring are widely recognized as essential tools for
a range of purposes that underpin sound decision-making and the management ofwetlands …

Nearshore bathymetry is likely to be the coastal variable that most limits the investigation of
coastal processes and the accuracy of numerical models in coastal areas, as acquiring …

Accurate and reliable bathymetric data are needed for a wide diversity of marine research
and management applications. Satellite-derived bathymetry represents a time saving …

Polar-orbiting ocean color satellites such as Landsat-8, Suomi National Polar-orbiting
Partnership (SNPP), and Sentinel-3 offer valuable image data for the derivation of water …

Science, resource management, and defense need algorithms capable of using airborne or
satellite imagery to accurately map bathymetry, water quality, and substrate composition in …