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Diver Surveys
Satellite Sensors
Large swaths of area Good temporal data
Focus Area
(NIR-Red)/(NIR+Red)
(Cavanaugh et al, 2010)
Canopy
vs.
Subsurface
Identify better formulas for vegetation indices specific to marine environments Higher spatial and spectral resolution
Especially in the visible bands
Research Objectives
Better constrain surface and subsurface estimates of kelp biomass
1. Develop Marine Vegetation Index (MVI) 2. Develop spectral library to identify kelp at various depths
Methods
Image FLAASH Georeference Mask Subset
Original
FLAASH
HydroLight
: 0.05m Kelp : 0.1m Kelp : 0.2m Kelp : 0.3m Kelp : 0.4m Kelp : 0.5m Kelp : 1m Kelp : Blue Water
NDVI
0.663 km kelp
NDVI
Summary
Optimizing calculations of kelp ecosystems is needed Two algorithms were developed that show promise in identifying sub-surface features Comparisons to standard practices show improvement
Future Direction
Are there better band ratios? Could this system be applied to other vegetation types (e.g. seagrass, dinoflagellates)? Can we combine this with a productivity model?
Acknowledgements
Raphael Kudela Sherry Palacios Shane Grigsby Rick Pasetto NASA Airborne Science Program NSERC NASA Ames Rick Shetter Dr. Emily Schaller Eric Buzay Jeffrey Myers Dennis Gearhart Roseanne Dominguez Anthony Hearst Chris Goyne
References
Images
http://phycology.mlml.calstate.edu/our-group/michael-graham/grahamresearch http://regulus-starnotes.blogspot.com http://www.wunderground.com http://www.oceanlight.com http://fc06.deviantart.net
Studies
Cavanaugh, K., D. Siegel, B. Kinlan, and D. Reed, 2010: Scaling giant kelp field measurements to regional scales using satellite observations. Marine Ecology Progress Series, 403, 13-27. Deysher, L., 1993: Evaluation of remote sensing techniques for monitoring giant kelp populations. Hydrobiologia, 260, 307-312. Stekoll, M., L. Deysher, M. Hess, 2006: A remote sensing approach to estimating harvestable kelp biomass. Journal of Applied Phycology, 18, 323-334.