The African Seas include marginal basins of two major oceans, the Atlantic and the Indian, a miniature ocean, the Mediterranean Sea, and an infant ocean, the Red Sea. Understanding the wide spectrum of environmental features and processes of such a varied collection of marine and coastal regions requires that in situ observation systems be integrated and actually guided, by the application of orbital remote sensing techniques. This volume reviews the current potential of Earth Observations to help in the exploration of the marginal seas around Africa, by virtue of both passive and active techniques, working in several spectral ranges – i.e. measuring either reflected visible and near-infrared sunlight, as well as surface emissions in the thermal infrared and microwave spectral regions, or again the surface reflection of transmitted lidar or radar impulses of visible or microwave radiation. The in-depth evaluation of the advantages offered by each technique and spectral region and in particular by the development of advanced multi-technique systems, contributes to the assessment of the abundant natural resources that the Seas of Africa have to offer, of those in dear need of being – sustainably – exploited and of others that should be protected and maintained in their still pristine conditions.
Author(s): Vittorio Barale, Martin Gade (eds.)
Edition: 1
Publisher: Springer Netherlands
Year: 2014
Language: English
Pages: 428
Tags: Remote Sensing/Photogrammetry; Oceanography; Geotechnical Engineering & Applied Earth Sciences; Environmental Monitoring/Analysis
Front Matter....Pages i-xxix
Front Matter....Pages 1-1
The African Marginal and Enclosed Seas: An Overview....Pages 3-29
Satellite Water Colour Observations in African Seas....Pages 31-53
Thermal Infrared Remote Sensing and Sea Surface Temperature of Marine and Coastal Waters Around Africa....Pages 55-73
Remote Sensing of African CoastalWaters Using Active Microwaves Instrument....Pages 75-94
Front Matter....Pages 95-95
Mesoscale Dynamics in the Canary Islands Area as Observed Through Complementary Remote Sensing Techniques....Pages 97-118
Impacts of Saharan Dust on the Marine Environment in the Area off Northwest Africa....Pages 119-133
Water Constituents Assessment at the Sassandra River Mouth (Côte d’Ivoire): An Outline Based on Remote Sensing Reflectances....Pages 135-148
Oil Pollution in Coastal Waters of Nigeria....Pages 149-165
The Upwelling Area Off Namibia, the Northern Part of the Benguela Current System....Pages 167-183
Ocean Colour Remote Sensing of Harmful Algal Blooms in the Benguela System....Pages 185-203
Satellite Observations of Oceanic Eddies Around Africa....Pages 205-229
Front Matter....Pages 231-231
Observing the Agulhas Current With Sea Surface Temperature and Altimetry Data: Challenges and Perspectives....Pages 233-249
Use of SAR data to Monitor the Greater Agulhas Current....Pages 251-262
Internal Solitary Waves System in the Mozambique Channel....Pages 263-284
Ship Surveillance with High Resolution TerraSAR-X Satellite in African Waters....Pages 285-313
Front Matter....Pages 315-315
Remote Sensing of Coral Reefs and Their Environments in the Red Sea and Western Indian Ocean: Research and Management....Pages 317-335
Basic Ecosystem Dynamics in the Red Sea as Seen by Sundry Remote Sensing Techniques....Pages 337-355
Eddies in the Red Sea as seen by Satellite SAR Imagery....Pages 357-378
Satellite Surveys of Lagoon and Coastal Waters in the Southeastern Mediterranean Area....Pages 379-401
Remote Sensing of African Lakes: A Review....Pages 403-422
Back Matter....Pages 423-428
