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| Serial Number: | P1150733008
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| Title: | Assessment of Some Water Quality Parameters Using MODIS Data along the Red Sea Coast, Egypt
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| Authors: | Ayman H. Nasr and Belal M. El Leithy and Ashraf K. Helmy
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| Abstract: | The Red Sea coastal area is characterized by a wealth of natural heritage and resources that present an attractive element for tourism. It is considered one of Egypt’s important sectors for sustainable development. At present, this area witnesses an extensive and diverse activities such as; tourism, industry, harbors and fisheries. These anthropogenic activities may significantly impact the sea water quality. In this paper we estimated some water quality parameters in the surface water of the Egyptian sector of the Red Sea by processing MODIS satellite data using SeaDas software. These parameters include: Chlorophyll a concentration (Chl-a), Total Suspended Matter (TSM), and Sea Surface Temperature (SST). A field trip was conducted and several samples were collected representing different coastal water environments for validation and verification. A comparison between the derived estimates and the concurrent bio-optical in situ measurements of the same locations were performed and produced correlative results. Although the retrieved and measured Chl-a and SST are well correlated, the TSM needed an offset for reasonable correspondence. Therefore, the obtained results confirm that the enhanced sensitivity and coverage of MODIS data can provide a significant tool for accurate assessment of water quality parameters.
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| Keywords: | Water quality parameters, MODIS data, Red Sea coast, Bio-optical measurements
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| Journal/Conference: | International Journal of Graphics, Vision and Image Processing
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| Volume: | 7
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| Issue: | 3
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| Submission Date: | 9/1/2007 12:00:00 AM
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| Review Date: | 10/1/2007 12:00:00 AM
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| Publishing Date: | 11/1/2007 12:00:00 AM
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| Article Downloads: | 867
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