Contribution of remote sensing technologies to a holistic coastal and marine environmental management framework: a review

BE Mahrad, A Newton, JD Icely, I Kacimi, S Abalansa… - Remote Sensing, 2020 - mdpi.com
Coastal and marine management require the evaluation of multiple environmental threats
and issues. However, there are gaps in the necessary data and poor access or …

Remote sensing-based assessment of mangrove ecosystems in the Gulf Cooperation Council countries: a systematic review

M Rondon, EB Ewane, MM Abdullah… - Frontiers in Marine …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Mangrove forests in the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries are facing multiple
threats from natural and anthropogenic-driven land use change stressors, contributing to …

Synergies between NASA's hyperspectral aquatic missions PACE, GLIMR, and SBG: Opportunities for new science and applications

HM Dierssen, M Gierach, LS Guild… - Journal of …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Within the next decade, NASA plans to launch three new missions with imaging
spectrometers for aquatic science and applications: Plankton, Aerosol, Cloud, ocean …

High-resolution habitat and bathymetry maps for 65,000 sq. km of Earth's remotest coral reefs

SJ Purkis, ACR Gleason, CR Purkis, AC Dempsey… - Coral Reefs, 2019 - Springer
With compelling evidence that half the world's coral reefs have been lost over the last four
decades, there is urgent motivation to understand where reefs are located and their health …

[HTML][HTML] Continuous remote sensing ecological index (CRSEI): A novel approach for multitemporal monitoring of eco-environmental changes on large scale

W Jin, H Li, J Wang, L Zhao, X Li, W Fan, J Chen - Ecological Indicators, 2023 - Elsevier
With urbanization and anthropogenic pressures, the eco-environmental quality of East and
Southeast Asian coastal regions has undergone drastic changes in the 21st century. To …

[HTML][HTML] Applying the ecosystem services-EBM framework to sustainably manage Qatar's coral reefs and seagrass beds

LM Fanning, MN Al-Naimi, P Range, ASM Ali… - Ocean & Coastal …, 2021 - Elsevier
Given the current natural and anthropogenic threats facing Qatar's marine environment and
the consequential expected decline in ecosystem services, this paper examines the …

[HTML][HTML] A high-resolution remotely sensed benthic habitat map of the Qatari coastal zone

JD Butler, SJ Purkis, R Yousif, I Al-Shaikh… - Marine pollution …, 2020 - Elsevier
A comprehensive, high resolution, ground truthed benthic habitat map has been completed
for Qatar's coastal zone and Halul Island. The objectives of this research were to; 1 …

[HTML][HTML] The role of environmental impact assessment in the sustainable artificial island development: A Qatar's Island case study

MS Afzal, F Tahir, SG Al-Ghamdi - Cleaner Environmental Systems, 2023 - Elsevier
With the expeditious economic and population growth, trade, and tourism, artificial island
development (AID) has gained interest in overcoming available land limitations in the past …

[HTML][HTML] Mixed siliciclastic-carbonate-evaporite sedimentation in an arid eolian landscape: The Khor Al Adaid tide-dominated coastal embayment, Qatar

JM Rivers, RW Dalrymple, R Yousif, I Al-Shaikh… - Sedimentary …, 2020 - Elsevier
Abstract The Khor Al Adaid embayment of southern Qatar represents a unique shallow-
water mixed siliciclastic‑carbonate coastal depositional system that developed in a hyper …

Mapping of the corals around Hendorabi Island (Persian Gulf), using Worldview-2 standard imagery coupled with field observations

K Kabiri, H Rezai, M Moradi - Marine pollution bulletin, 2018 - Elsevier
High spatial resolution WorldView-2 (WV2) satellite imagery coupled with field observations
have been utilized for mapping the coral reefs around Hendorabi Island in the northern …