Satellite Earth observation for essential climate variables supporting Sustainable Development Goals: A review on applications

D Ballari, LM Vilches-Blázquez… - Remote Sensing, 2023 - mdpi.com
Essential climate variables (ECVs) have been recognized as crucial information for
achieving Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). There is an agreement on 54 ECVs to …

Ocean biology studied from space

S Sathyendranath, RJW Brewin, S Ciavatta… - Surveys in …, 2023 - Springer
Visible spectral radiometric measurements from space, commonly referred to as ocean-
colour measurements, provide a rich stream of information on ocean biota as well as on …

[HTML][HTML] Toxigenic Vibrio cholerae can cycle between environmental plastic waste and floodwater: implications for environmental management of cholera

MJ Ormsby, L Woodford, HL White, R Fellows… - Journal of Hazardous …, 2024 - Elsevier
Globally, there has been a significant rise in cholera cases and deaths, with an increase in
the number of low-and middle-income countries (LMICs) reporting outbreaks. In parallel …

Effect of reduced anthropogenic activities on water quality in Lake Vembanad, India

G Kulk, G George, A Abdulaziz, N Menon… - Remote Sensing, 2021 - mdpi.com
The United Nation's Sustainable Development Goal Life Below Water (SDG-14) aims to
“conserve and sustainably use the oceans, seas, and marine resources for sustainable …

Citizen scientists contribute to real-time monitoring of lake water quality using 3D printed mini Secchi disks

G George, NN Menon, A Abdulaziz, RJW Brewin… - Frontiers in …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Citizen science aims to mobilise the general public, motivated by curiosity, to collect
scientific data and contribute to the advancement of scientific knowledge. In this article, we …

Recent advancements in coral health, microbiome interactions and climate change

N Ashraf, A Anas, V Sukumaran, G Gopinath… - Science of The Total …, 2023 - Elsevier
Corals are the visible indicators of the disasters induced by global climate change and
anthropogenic activities and have become a highly vulnerable ecosystem on the verge of …

A new generation of real-time environmental monitoring systems to study the impact of El Niño on disease dynamics

RG Gavilan, J Caro-Castro, J Trinanes - Current Opinion in Biotechnology, 2023 - Elsevier
Highlights•Remote sensing facilitates the study of infectious disease dynamics.•
Epidemiological surveillance is necessary to validate remote system data.•Satellite sensors …

Plastic litter: a hidden reservoir for antibiotic-resistant pathogens in coastal ecosystems

A Abdulaziz, N Ashraf, A Manika, MN Bilutheth… - Regional Studies in …, 2024 - Elsevier
Plastic litter carrying pathogenic bacteria pose serious threats to the health of human and
aquatic life. We enumerated the abundance of Escherichia coli and Vibrio species in …

Regional satellite algorithms to estimate chlorophyll-a and total suspended matter concentrations in vembanad lake

V Theenathayalan, S Sathyendranath, G Kulk… - Remote Sensing, 2022 - mdpi.com
A growing coastal population is leading to increased anthropogenic pollution that greatly
affects coastal and inland water bodies, especially in the tropics. The Sustainable …

[HTML][HTML] Using Multi-Spectral Remote Sensing for Flood Map**: A Case Study in Lake Vembanad, India

G Kulk, S Sathyendranath, T Platt, G George… - Remote Sensing, 2023 - mdpi.com
Water is an essential natural resource, but increasingly water also forms a threat to the
human population, with floods being the most common natural disaster worldwide. Earth …