Using MODIS data for mapping of water types within river plumes inthe Great Barrier Reef, Australia: Towards the production of river plume risk maps for reef and seagrass ecosystems

Journal of Environmental Management

Volumn 137, Issue , 2014, Pages 163-177

  Petus, Caroline ^a   da Silva, Eduardo Teixeira ^a   Devlin, Michelle ^a   Wenger, Amelia S ^a   Álvarez Romero, Jorge G ^a  

^a JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Ecological impact; Great Barrier Reef; Monitoring; Risk maps; River plume; Water quality; Water types

Indexed keywords

CATCHMENTS; DIGITAL STORAGE; ECOSYSTEMS; MAPS; MARINE POLLUTION; PLANTS (BOTANY); RADIOMETERS; REEFS; RISK ASSESSMENT; RIVER POLLUTION; RIVERS;

AUSTRALIA; ECOLOGICAL IMPACTS; GREAT BARRIER REEF; LAND-BASED POLLUTANTS; LEVEL 2; RISK MAPS; RIVER PLUME; SEAGRASSES; TRANSPORT MECHANISM; WATER TYPES;

WATER QUALITY;

CATCHMENT; CLASSIFICATION; INFORMATION MANAGEMENT; MAPPING; MODIS; REEF; RISK ASSESSMENT; RIVER PLUME; SEAGRASS;

ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CORAL REEF; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; PLUME; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK MANAGEMENT; RISK REDUCTION; RIVER; SATELLITE IMAGERY; SEAGRASS; SEASONAL VARIATION; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER POLLUTION; WATER QUALITY; ANGIOSPERM; ANIMAL; ANTHOZOA; ECOSYSTEM; RISK; WATER POLLUTANT;

AUSTRALIA; CORAL SEA; GREAT BARRIER REEF; PACIFIC OCEAN; QUEENSLAND;

WATER; WATER POLLUTANT;

ANGIOSPERMS; ANIMALS; ANTHOZOA; AUSTRALIA; CORAL REEFS; ECOSYSTEM; RISK; RIVERS; SATELLITE IMAGERY; WATER; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL; WATER QUALITY;

EID: 84897892389     PISSN: 03014797     EISSN: 10958630     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2013.11.050     Document Type: Article

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