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Remote sensing of the Tay Estuary using visible and near-infrared data: mapping of the inter-tidal zone

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  05 December 2011

A. P. Cracknell ,
L. W. B. Hayes  and
G. F. Keltie
A. P. Cracknell
Affiliation:
Carnegie Laboratory of Physics, University of Dundee, Dundee DD1 4HN, Scotland, U.K.
L. W. B. Hayes
Affiliation:
Carnegie Laboratory of Physics, University of Dundee, Dundee DD1 4HN, Scotland, U.K.
G. F. Keltie
Affiliation:
Carnegie Laboratory of Physics, University of Dundee, Dundee DD1 4HN, Scotland, U.K.
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Synopsis

The coastal zone is being seen increasingly as a major resource requiring the planning of its use to accommodate the many and frequently conflicting demands placed upon it. In the U.K. this planning is complicated by the difficulties arising from the scale, map projection and quality of information provided by the different mapping agencies. These difficulties are compounded because the representation of information concerning the littoral is quickly outdated by the dynamic coastal processes operating in this zone. This paper presents the results of an investigation of the use of digital remote sensing and mapping techniques, using data from a set of LANDSAT MSS scenes corresponding to different tidal states, for mapping within the coastal zone where regular and possibly cyclic map revision is required.

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Proceedings of the Royal Society of Edinburgh, Section B: Biological Sciences , Volume 92 , Issue 3-4: The Environment of the Tay Estuary , 1987 , pp. 223 - 235
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Copyright © Royal Society of Edinburgh 1987

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