Land-Sea Delineation in the Visible Channels of Landsat Thematic Mapper

  • Harilal B. Menon National Institute of Oceanography, Dona-Paula, Panaji
  • P.V. Sathe National Institute of Oceanography, Dona-Paula, Panaji
Keywords: Chlorophyll, Land sea delineation, Visible imageries

Abstract

Accurate coastal mapping using satellite imageries in the visible region is difficult because of the poor contrast between the radiance received from land and sea, respectively and also due to the structures present in the coastal region caused by chlorophyll, suspended sediments, etc. A method has been suggested to enhance the utility of visible imageries for precise land-sea delineation and detection of tiny islands and extraneous objects in the sea. This method is based on contrast stretching by principal component transformation of visible channels and the Martin-Taylor mapping of transformed components on a video terminal to produce false colour composites to aid visual interpretation. 3

Author Biographies

Harilal B. Menon, National Institute of Oceanography, Dona-Paula, Panaji
National Institute of Oceanography, Dona-Paula, Panaji
P.V. Sathe, National Institute of Oceanography, Dona-Paula, Panaji
National Institute of Oceanography, Dona-Paula, Panaji
Published
2013-01-01
How to Cite
Menon, H., & Sathe, P. (2013). Land-Sea Delineation in the Visible Channels of Landsat Thematic Mapper. Defence Science Journal, 40(3), 221-230. https://doi.org/10.14429/dsj.40.4464
Section
Armaments & Explosives