Change in Percent Coral Cover Across Main Hawaiian Islands Between 2000 - 2017 using the Airborne Visible Infrared Imaging Spectrometer (AVIRIS)

Abstract

The current methods being used to study coral fails to account for coral health at a scale that encompasses the entire reef ecosystem. Hyper-spectral remote sensing through an airborne visible infrared imaging spectrometer (AVIRIS) sensor was used to quantify benthic cover of reef ecosystems. The images were processed pixel by pixel to retrieve benthic cover of coral, algae, and sand. The difference between the two data sets were calculated and used to quantify percent coral cover change. Studying benthic cover on a reef-wide scale through remote sensing can allow us to better understand spatial and temporal trends of coral health

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