Essays about: "Satellite Imageries"

Found 4 essays containing the words Satellite Imageries.

  1. 1. Assessment of coastal erosion to create a seagrass vulnerability index in northwestern Madagascar using automated quantification analysis

    University essay from Stockholms universitet/Institutionen för naturgeografi

    Author : Nat Arslan; [2020]
    Keywords : Seagrass; Coastal erosion; Vulnerability index; Python; Google Earth Engine; Deforestation; Turbidity; Mangrove; Madagascar;

    Abstract : The seagrass extent has been declining globally. The human activities that are most likely to cause seagrass loss are those which affect the water quality and clarity. However, turbidity following coastal erosion is often left out from marine ecosystem vulnerability indices. READ MORE

  3. 2. Assessing evolution of ice caps in Suðurland, Iceland, in years 1986 - 2014, using multispectral satellite imagery

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för naturgeografi och ekosystemvetenskap

    Author : Alicja Miodonska; [2019]
    Keywords : remote sensing; multispectral satellite imagery; Landsat; Iceland; glaciers; ice caps; Geography; GIS; Earth and Environmental Sciences;

    Abstract : The study focuses on the application of multispectral satellite imageries in glaciological studies. It aims to assess how the Icelandic glaciers have evolved over the last decades (from the 1980s to 2014). The study area covers Mýrdalsjökull and Eyjafjallajökull ice caps located in Suðurland, Iceland. READ MORE

  4. 3. Spatial distribution and morphometric analysis of thermokarst lakes and other water bodies : Case study from the sporadic permafrost region, Tavvavuoma, Sweden

    University essay from Stockholms universitet/Institutionen för naturgeografi

    Author : Christoffer Keskitalo; [2016]
    Keywords : thermokarst lakes; permafrost; GIS and remote sensing; change detection analysis; morphometry; Tavvavuoma;

    Abstract : Projected air and ground temperatures are expected to be higher in Arctic and sub-Arcticlatitudes and with temperatures already close to the limit where permafrost can exist,resistance against degradation is low. With thawing permafrost, the landscape is modifiedwith depression in which thermokarst lakes emerge. READ MORE

  5. 4. Identifying Land Use Changes and It's Socio-Economic Impacts : A Case Study of Chacoria Sundarban in Bangladesh

    University essay from Institutionen för datavetenskap

    Author : Khalid Bin Musa; [2008]
    Keywords : Landuse Change; Remotely Sensed Data; Aerial Photographs; Satellite Imageries; Landsat MSS; Landsat TM; Landsat ETM; Supervised Classification; Maximum Likelihood MAXLIKE ;

    Abstract : Human intervention and natural phenomenon cause change in land use day by day. Availability of accurate land use information is essential for many applications like natural resource management, planning and monitoring programs. READ MORE