Όλα τα τεκμήρια στο ΕΑΔΔ προστατεύονται από πνευματικά δικαιώματα.
Όλα τα τεκμήρια στο ΕΑΔΔ προστατεύονται από πνευματικάInland waters play a major role in many important environmental processes, among the most fundamental of which are the provision of habitats for a variety of species, the participation in the hydrological cycle, as well as the nutrient and carbon cycles. Furthermore, their contribution to social well-being, health and human activities has begun to receive increasing attention within the broader frame of ecosystem services. Nevertheless, pressure from human activities, climate change and land use alteration have led to a global degradation of inland waters, negatively impacting their role and functions. In light of this, a number of national and international legislative directives have been put forth, with the collective aim of highlighting the problem and enforcing the protection and improvement of inland water ecological status. To provide an integral understanding of the way in which aquatic ecosystems respond to various forms of external pressure, as well as to clarify the factors that influence their manifestations, large volumes of geographic data are needed. Αquatic ecosystems exhibit a significantly large diversity with respect to their hydrological and morphological characteristics. As a result, the study of the species that they host, as well as their physico-chemical composition, the management, monitoring and inference with regards to ecosystem behavior cannot be secured exclusively based on point-wise field measurements and observations. To this end, Remote Sensing provides an important modern geospatial technology, which has been widely used for the analysis of information related to the status of aquatic ecosystems. Using passive (e.g. multi-spectral or hyper-spectral), as well as active (e.g. radar) satellite systems, it is possible to monitor the condition of aquatic ecosystems, as well as their drainage catchments. At the same time, recent years have seen an increase in use of aerial remote sensing, owing, in part, to the increasing popularity and accessibility to unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), which offer the acquisition of data with high spatial resolution at an increased temporal resolution and flexibility. Despite the fact that satellite-, as well as aerial remote sensing, have been used and contributed to the identification, classification and detection of variations in aquatic ecosystem status, they cannot be used to collect reliable information for water depths greater than those of the proximal surface layer (or up to several meters under favourable conditions). To tackle these limitations, hydroacoustics presents a standardised, widely used method for the observation and monitoring of biological and hydromorphological characteristics of aquatic ecosystems. This thesis comprises an effort to demonstrate the capabilities offered by modern geospatial technologies and hydroacoustics, with the goal of achieving the holistic monitoring of aquatic ecosystems. In specific, a number of potential applications of geospatial technologies and hydroacoustics for the observation and monitoring of morphometric, physico-chemical and biological parameters of aquatic ecosystems, are presented through targeted case studies.
![]() | Κατεβάστε τη διατριβή σε μορφή PDF (7.1 MB)
(Η υπηρεσία είναι διαθέσιμη μετά από δωρεάν εγγραφή)
|
Όλα τα τεκμήρια στο ΕΑΔΔ προστατεύονται από πνευματικά δικαιώματα.
|
Πηγή: Google Analytics.
Πηγή: Google Analytics.
Πηγή: Εθνικό Αρχείο Διδακτορικών Διατριβών.
Πηγή: Εθνικό Αρχείο Διδακτορικών Διατριβών.






