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The Scientific and Societal Need for Accurate Global Remote Sensing of Marine Suspended SedimentsPopulation pressure, commercial development, and climate change are expected to cause continuing alteration of the vital oceanic coastal zone environment. These pressures will influence both the geology and biology of the littoral, nearshore, and continental shelf regions. A pressing need for global observation of coastal change processes is an accurate remotely-sensed data product for marine suspended sediments. The concentration, delivery, transport, and deposition of sediments is strongly relevant to coastal primary production, inland and coastal hydrology, coastal erosion, and loss of fragile wetland and island habitats. Sediment transport and deposition is also related to anthropogenic activities including agriculture, fisheries, aquaculture, harbor and port commerce, and military operations. Because accurate estimation of marine suspended sediment concentrations requires advanced ocean optical analysis, a focused collaborative program of algorithm development and assessment is recommended, following the successful experience of data refinement for remotely-sensed global ocean chlorophyll concentrations.
Document ID
20060013202
Acquisition Source
Goddard Space Flight Center
Document Type
Conference Paper
Authors
Acker, James G.
(NASA Goddard Space Flight Center Greenbelt, MD, United States)
Date Acquired
August 23, 2013
Publication Date
January 1, 2006
Subject Category
Earth Resources And Remote Sensing
Meeting Information
Meeting: American Geophysical Union Ocean Sciences Meeting
Location: Honolulu, HI
Country: United States
Start Date: February 20, 2006
End Date: February 24, 2006
Funding Number(s)
CONTRACT_GRANT: NAS5-00220
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
Work of the US Gov. Public Use Permitted.

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