[Coral-List] Reminder: Satellite Remote Sensing of Reef Environments Mini-Symposium at the 2012 International Coral Reef Symposium
Gang Liu
Gang.Liu at noaa.gov
Wed Sep 7 15:15:17 EDT 2011
Call for abstracts: Satellite Remote Sensing of Reef Environments
Mini-Symposium at 2012 ICRS
Conference: 2012 International Coral Reef Symposium
Mini-Symposium: Satellite Remote Sensing of Reef Environments
(Under ICRS 2012 Theme: Technologies for coral reef science)
Abstract submission: Open until October 1, 2011 (3 WEEKS AWAY)
Where/When: Cairns, Queensland, Australia, July 9-13, 2012
Info and submission: http://www.icrs2012.com/
Note: Please extend our invitation to your colleagues and collaborators.
Mini-symposium description:
Satellite remote sensing has long been applied to monitor environmental
conditions and processes in the oceans. Its application to coral reefs
has become increasingly critical in monitoring environmental stresses to
coral reefs and detecting changes in their composition and environmental
conditions. Satellite sea surface temperature has been used most
maturely for understanding and predicting conditions leading to coral
bleaching and disease. Other remotely sensed environmental parameters,
such as ocean color, surface wind and surface light, have great
potential for applications to coral reefs, but still have to overcome
significant hurdles before being widely applied. As an integrated part
of coral reef monitoring, satellite remote sensing has also been used to
map and detect change in coral reef habitats at various spatial scales.
With the advances in satellite sensor capability and development of new
sensors and algorithms, many new applications are emerging for coral
reefs, including monitoring and modeling water clarity, nutrient runoff,
wind, light, and ocean acidification. The development and improvement
of satellite remote sensing technologies and applications for monitoring
coral reef environmental stresses rely on the needs of coral reef
management and advances in coral biology and ecology research.
Presentations in this mini-symposium will focus on recent advances in
satellite remote sensing of coral reef environments and applications to
aid coral reef management, conservation and research.
Convenors:
Gang Liu NOAA Coral Reef Watch (gang.liu at noaa.gov)
Chris Roelfsema University of Queensland (c.roelfsema at uq.edu.au)
Stuart Phinn University of Queensland (s.phinn at uq.edu.au)
Stacy Jupiter Wildlife Conservation Society (Fiji)
(sjupiter at wcs.org)
Alastair Harborne University of Exeter
(a.r.harborne at exeter.ac.uk)
Jammie Goodman University of Puerto Rico at Mayaguez
(jgoodman at uprm.edu)
William Skirving NOAA Coral Reef Watch
(william.skirving at noaa.gov)
Scarla Weeks University of Queensland (s.weeks at uq.edu.au)
Vittorio Brando CSIRO (vittorio.brando at csiro.au)
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Gang Liu, Ph.D.
Senior Physical Scientist/Oceanographer
(I.M. System Group, Inc.)
NOAA Coral Reef Watch Program
NOAA/NESDIS/STAR/SOCD E/RA31
SSMC1, #5310
1335 East-West Highway
Silver Spring, MD 20910-3226
Tel: 301-713-2857 ext 131
Fax: 301-713-3136
Email: Gang.Liu at noaa.gov
http://coralreefwatch.noaa.gov
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