Coastal Bathymetry from Hyperspectral Remote Sensing Data: Comparisons with High Resolution Multibeam Bathymetry

Michelle L. McIntyre, David F. Naar, Kendall L. Carder, Brian T. Donahue, David J. Mallinson

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Abstract

We present a large-scale quantitative test of a hyperspectral remote-sensing reflectance algorithm. We show that coastal bathymetry can be adequately derived through model inversions using data from the Airborne Visible-Infrared Imaging Spectrometer instrument. Data are analyzed from a shore-perpendicular transect 5 km offshore Sarasota, Florida at water depths ranging from 10 m to 15.5 m. Derived bottom depths are compared to a high-resolution multibeam bathymetry survey. Model-derived depths are biased 4.9% shallower than the mean of the multibeam depths with an RMS error of 7.83%. These results suggest that the model performs well for retrieving bottom depths from hyperspectral data in subtropical coastal areas in water depths ranging from 10 m to 15.5 m.

Original languageAmerican English
JournalMarine Geophysical Researches
Volume27
DOIs
StatePublished - Jan 1 2006

Keywords

  • hyperspectral
  • bathymetry
  • optics

Disciplines

  • Life Sciences

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