Quantitative estimation of suspended sediment movements in coastal region using GOCI

ABSTRACT Choi, J. K., Hyun Yang, H. J. Han, Ryu, J. H. and Park, Y.J., 2013. Quantitative estimation of the suspended sediment movements in the coastal region using GOCI The Geostationary Ocean Color Imager (GOCI), the world's first geostationary ocean color observation satellite, is useful for monitoring the temporal dynamics of coastal water turbidity because it can obtain satellite images every hour during the daytime. Temporal variation in turbidity is the key to understanding sediment dynamics in coastal regions. For example, a certain patch of suspended sediment in surface water can be traced every hour by generating a GOCI- derived map of suspended sediment concentration (SSC). By calculating the variations in the position of the patch every hour quantitatively, we can obtain information on the current movement in the region quantitatively. Here, we investigate the applicability of GOCI data to monitoring of the temporal movement of suspended sediment in coastal areas and to the development of algo...