
doi: 10.3390/app13095238
Bathymetric information has become essential to help maintain and operate coastal zones. Traditional in situ bathymetry mapping using echo sounders is inefficient in shallow waters and operates at a high logistical cost. On the other hand, lidar mapping provides an efficient means of mapping coastal areas. However, this comes at a high acquisition cost as well. In comparison, satellite-derived bathymetry (SDB) provides a more cost-effective way of mapping coastal regions, albeit at a lower resolution. This work utilises all three of these methods collectively, to obtain accurate bathymetric depth data of two pocket beaches, Golden Bay and Għajn Tuffieħa, located in the northwestern region of Malta. Using the Google Earth Engine platform, together with Sentinel-2 data and collected in situ measurements, an empirical pre-processing workflow for estimating SDB was developed. Four different machine learning algorithms which produced differing depth accuracies by calibrating SDBs with those derived from alternative techniques were tested. Thus, this study provides an insight into the depth accuracy that can be achieved for shallow coastal regions using SDB techniques.
Coastal zone management, Technology, QH301-705.5, T, Physics, QC1-999, bathymetry, Multibeam mapping, Engineering (General). Civil engineering (General), Coasts -- Remote sensing, Chemistry, Digital mapping, ocean remote sensing, Maltese islands, satellite-derived bathymetry, TA1-2040, Biology (General), Altitudes -- Geographic information systems, QD1-999
Coastal zone management, Technology, QH301-705.5, T, Physics, QC1-999, bathymetry, Multibeam mapping, Engineering (General). Civil engineering (General), Coasts -- Remote sensing, Chemistry, Digital mapping, ocean remote sensing, Maltese islands, satellite-derived bathymetry, TA1-2040, Biology (General), Altitudes -- Geographic information systems, QD1-999
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