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Remote Sensing for Water Quality Monitoring in Apalachicola Bay, USA

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In this paper, we provide a review on remote sensing of water quality in coastal and estuarine ecosystems. As a case study, we further describe the use of remote sensing to estimate total suspended solids (TSS) and chlorophyll-a in an estuarine ecosystem, Apalachicola Bay, which is located along the northeastern Gulf of Mexico, USA. Based on the remote sensor data and the regression models derived for the Apalachicola Bay, we found that TSS concentrations indicate strong sediment resuspension, which may be induced by the passage of Hurricane Frances in 2004. We also examine the effects of river flow on estuarine chlorophyll-a concentrations by using remote sensor data, showing higher chlorophyll-a concentrations during the high-flow season. This study demonstrates that remote sensing can be used as an effective tool for water-quality monitoring in coastal ecosystems.

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  1. Department of Civil Engineering, Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL, 32310, USA

    Wenrui Huang

  2. Guangzhou Institute of Geography, Guangzhou, Guangdong, 510070, China

    Shuisen Chen

  3. Department of Geography, Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL, 32306, USA

    Xiaojun Yang

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  1. , Department of Geography, Universidad Alcala de Henares, Calle Colegios 2, Alcala de Henares, 22801, Spain

    Emilio Chuvieco

  2. , Department of Geography and Environmenta, University of Waterloo, University Avenue West 200, Waterloo, N2L 3G1, Canada

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  3. , Dept. Geography, Florida State University, Tallahassee, 32306, USA

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Huang, W., Chen, S., Yang, X. (2010). Remote Sensing for Water Quality Monitoring in Apalachicola Bay, USA. In: Chuvieco, E., Li, J., Yang, X. (eds) Advances in Earth Observation of Global Change. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-90-481-9085-0_6

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