In living colour – South African aquatic scientists make a splash in biodiversity campaign

Lain, Elisabeth JSmith, Marie E2024-03-152024-03-152024-01Lain, E.J. & Smith, M.E. 2024. In living colour – South African aquatic scientists make a splash in biodiversity campaign. Water Wheel, 23(1). http://hdl.handle.net/10204/136251816-7969http://hdl.handle.net/10204/13625A new age of satellite remote sensing is upon us. High-tech sensors capable of imaging the earth at over 100 spectral wavebands are now a reality. These sensors, known as hyperspectral radiometers, capture very fine spectral features of the colours emitted from the surface of the earth and its water bodies, offering opportunities for improved satellite-based environmental monitoring. South African researchers are primed and ready to make use of these new technologies to derive water quality parameters from hyperspectral radiometric measurements by applying it towards monitoring our diverse estuaries, dams and oceans. So writes Lisl Lain and Marie Smith of CSIR.FulltextenHyperspectral radiometersBiodiversity campaignsSatellite Remote SensingIn living colour – South African aquatic scientists make a splash in biodiversity campaignArticleLain, E. J., & Smith, M. E. (2024). In living colour – South African aquatic scientists make a splash in biodiversity campaign. Water Wheel, 23(1), http://hdl.handle.net/10204/13625Lain, Elisabeth J, and Marie E Smith "In living colour – South African aquatic scientists make a splash in biodiversity campaign." Water Wheel, 23(1) (2024) http://hdl.handle.net/10204/13625Lain EJ, Smith ME. In living colour – South African aquatic scientists make a splash in biodiversity campaign. Water Wheel, 23(1). 2024; http://hdl.handle.net/10204/13625.TY - Article AU - Lain, Elisabeth J AU - Smith, Marie E AB - A new age of satellite remote sensing is upon us. High-tech sensors capable of imaging the earth at over 100 spectral wavebands are now a reality. These sensors, known as hyperspectral radiometers, capture very fine spectral features of the colours emitted from the surface of the earth and its water bodies, offering opportunities for improved satellite-based environmental monitoring. South African researchers are primed and ready to make use of these new technologies to derive water quality parameters from hyperspectral radiometric measurements by applying it towards monitoring our diverse estuaries, dams and oceans. So writes Lisl Lain and Marie Smith of CSIR. DA - 2024-01 DB - ResearchSpace DP - CSIR J1 - Water Wheel, 23(1) KW - Hyperspectral radiometers KW - Biodiversity campaigns KW - Satellite Remote Sensing LK - https://researchspace.csir.co.za PY - 2024 SM - 1816-7969 T1 - In living colour – South African aquatic scientists make a splash in biodiversity campaign TI - In living colour – South African aquatic scientists make a splash in biodiversity campaign UR - http://hdl.handle.net/10204/13625 ER -27645