The influence of surface and interstitial moisture on the spectral characteristics of intertidal sediments: Implications for airborne image acquisition and processing

Abstract

Intertidal sediment distribution is an important factor in the understanding of estuarine ecological, morphological and pollution processes. Airborne remote sensing is identified as a cost-effective tool that may be used to provide accurate synoptic maps of estuarine sediment distributions. However, prior to the collection and analysis of airborne imagery, spectral characterization of intertidal sediments is fundamental. Through a series of in situ