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Open-File Report 2006-1118

Published 2006

EAARL Submarine Topography—Biscayne National Park

John C. Brock, C. Wayne Wright, Matt Patterson, Amar Nayegandhi, Judd Patterson, Melanie S. Harris, and Lance Mosher


Project Description

This lidar-derived submarine topography map was produced as a collaborative effort between the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) Coastal and Marine Geology Program, National Park Service (NPS) South Florida/Caribbean Network Inventory and Monitoring Program, and the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Wallops Flight Facility. One objective of this research is to create techniques to survey coral reefs for the purposes of habitat mapping, ecological monitoring, change detection, and event assessment (for example: bleaching, hurricanes, disease outbreaks). As part of this project, data from an innovative instrument under development at the NASA Wallops Flight Facility, the NASA Experimental Airborne Advanced Research Lidar (EAARL) are being used. This sensor has the potential to make significant contributions in this realm for measuring water depth and conducting cross-environment surveys. High spectral resolution, water-column correction, and low costs were found to be key factors in providing accurate and affordable imagery to managers of coastal tropical habitats.

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For scientific questions or comments, please send inquiries to John C. Brock (E-mail address: jbrock@usgs.gov).
 

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