The Application and Potential of Remote Sensing in the Great Barrier Reef Region

David 1. B. Jupp

Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority 
February 1986

1. COVER PAGE & VERSO [Adobe Acrobat Format 59.37KB]
2. CONTENTS [Adobe Acrobat Format  77.64KB]
3. INTRODUCTION [Adobe Acrobat Format  277.11KB]
   • 1.1 Report background
   • 1.2 Remotely sensed data
   • 1.3 Sampling strategy
4. ESTABLISHED REMOTE SENSING OF THE GBR [Adobe Acrobat Format  197.26KB]
   • 2.1 Aerial photography
   • 2.2 Landsat imagery
   • 2.3 The gaps in the current data base
5. REMOTE SENSING OPPORTUNITIES FOR THE GBR [Adobe Acrobat Format  581.86KB]
   • 3.1 Platform and sensor coverage
   • 3.2 The instruments available
   • 3.2.1 Optical remote sensing
   • 3.2.2 Thermal remote sensing
   • 3.2.3 Active lidars and radars
6. EXISTING DATA OPPORTUNITIES [Adobe Acrobat Format  579.45KB]
   • 4.1 Aerial photography and sunglint
   • 4.2 Landsatdata
   • 4.3 Coastal Zone Color Scanner (CZCS)
   • 4.4 Advanced Very High Resolution Radiometer (AVHRR)
   • 4.5 Depth of penetration
7. FUTURE REMOTE SENSING OF GBR DYNAMICS [Adobe Acrobat Format  579.45KB]
   • 5.1 Meteorological satellites
   • 5.2 High resolution satellite data
   • 5.3 Multispectral scanners
   • 5.4 Active scanners
   • 5.5 Camera systems
   • 5.6 Radars
8. DISCUSSION & CONCLUSIONS [Adobe Acrobat Format  317.21KB]
9. RECOMMENDATIONS [Adobe Acrobat Format  46.66KB]
10. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS [Adobe Acrobat Format  31.83KB]
11. REFERENCES [Adobe Acrobat Format  1250.83KB]

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