Improved tools for comprehensive monitoring of water-clarity and light availability in coral reef ecosystems

Abstract:: This project will develop an operational algorithm for processing satellite imagery to map water clarity and light availability in coral reef waters. Specifically, this highly significant partnership with NASA will deliver time series of ocean colour product maps for the Great Barrier Reef ecosystem. The algorithm will be integrated into a widely used NASA satellite processing package to be readily applied to global image data sets from current and near-future satellite ocean-colour sensors. These data are crucial for understanding linkages between oceanographic processes, water quality and biological response on scales relevant to climate change impact on ecosystem health and management.
Grant type:: ARC Linkage Projects
Funded by:: Australian Research Council

The University of Queensland