Author:Lück-Vogel, Melanie; Mbolambi, CDate:May 2017Vegetation of the coast around the world fulfils an important role. It acts as a buffer against the impacts from the oceans such as waves and wind and protects the coastal hinterland from wind-blown sand and coastal erosion. However, due to ...Read more
Author:Ritchie, Michaela C; Lück-Vogel, Melanie; Debba, Pravesh; Goodall, VDate:May 2017Medium spatial resolution sensors (10-30 m pixel size) have been used for land cover classification and monitoring for decades. However, these sensors do not have the required resolution to detect coastal specific land cover classes and ...Read more
Author:Burns, James; Lück-Vogel, MelanieDate:May 2017Coastal environments form where the land, sea and atmosphere meet and interact in unique and dynamic ways. A state of dynamic equilibrium is ideally maintained by the natural ocean processes of wind, waves and tides. Human interference, leading ...Read more