Contribution of remote sensing techniques to the identification and characterization of Miocene calderas, Lesvos Island, Aegean Sea, Hellas

Kouli, Maria; Seymour, Karen St.

doi:10.1016/j.geomorph.2005.12.006

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“…Other more specific examples are those associated with selected geologic processes such volcanic activities, fluvial and glacial environments, wind, the coastal zone, and erosion and weathering (see http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_landforms). Considerable recent effort has been expended on developing approaches and methods for analyzing landforms using digital elevation models (Dikau et al, 1991;Drăguţ and Blaschke, 2006;Glenn et al, 2006;Kouli and Seymour, 2006;Santini et al, 2009). Though terrain characteristics are typically at least partially controlled by the underlying bedrock and weathering products, and aerial photography and aircraft/satellite imagery have played significant roles in studying landforms (Short and Blair, 1986;Way and Everett, 1997), the bulk of geomorphic analyses still use topography only, and spectral remote sensing has not played a significant role.…”

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“…Recent examples include characterization of volcanic (calderas) based on topography and structure only (Kouli and Seymour, 2006;Prima and Yoshida, 2010) and digital morphometry for objective characterization of fluvial, eolian and neotectonic features (Ruszkiczay-Rüdiger et al, 2008). Other researchers have attempted geomorphic reconstructions using multispectral remote sensing imagery or imaging spectrometer data only, without the benefit of DEMs.…”

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“…The satellite data were pre-processed in order to remove the geometric distortions and to bring the remote sensing images into registration with one another. With the use of topographic maps of the study area, the images were geometrically corrected and geo-referenced based on the Hellenic Geodetic Reference System (HGRS '87) [35].…”

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Remote sensing in coastal water monitoring: Applications in the eastern Mediterranean Sea (IUPAC Technical Report)

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Remote sensing/satellite observation of land and oceans is a field of research that was developed during the second half of the 20 th century, and its importance is widely recognised because of the amount of information it can provide to the scientific community and the general public. The outcomes of remote sensing/satellite observation can be used to address and study significant aspects of environmental concern, such as habitat destruction, environmental degradation, forest fires, oil spills, and climate change. There is continuous improvement of the methods and means of remote sensing observations in order to achieve more accurate and useful information. The main advantage is the possibility of observing large areas, and the main disadvantage is that it can observe only the water and land surface. The present paper is an effort to review the technologies used in remote sensing and the general applications in a comprehensive manner addressed to scientists who do not specialize in this area of research. Furthermore, this paper reviews case studies/applications in the Mediterranean Sea, an area affected by various polluting activities (industrial cities, agriculture, shipping, etc.) that should be continuously monitored so that the coastal countries are able to successfully manage this sensitive environment.

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“…2. Topographic sketch and simplified geological maps (from Kouly and Seymour, 2006) of the two sectors where field surveys were carried out: North Western Lesvos (a) and South Eastern Lesvos (b). Numbers indicate the location of the paleo-sea-level markers reported in this study (details in Table 1).…”

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“…Numbers indicate the location of the paleo-sea-level markers reported in this study (details in Table 1). and Seymour, 2006;Zouros, 2007;Rovere et al, 2011b) detailed studies of its coastal geomorphology are still lacking. In this paper, we present new data on the morphological, biological and sedimentary records of paleo-sea-levels in two sectors of Lesvos, and discuss their potential use to reconstruct RSL changes in order to identify variations in tectonic regimes and to assess the paleoseismicity.…”

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Spatial distribution of sea-level markers on Lesvos Island (NE Aegean Sea): Evidence of differential relative sea-level changes and the neotectonic implications

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The aim of this study is to provide new data on relative sea-level changes and neotectonics of the northeastern Aegean Sea region (Eastern Mediterranean) through the analysis of the coastal geomorphology of Lesvos, the third largest Greek island. There is a paucity of presently available data in this sector of the Aegean Sea, which is a tectonically active area strongly controlled by the North Anatolian Fault. In this paper, morphological, biological and sedimentary records of paleo-sea levels have been used to reconstruct relative sea-level changes, to identify variations in the tectonic regimes as well as to assess the paleoseismicity in the studied areas. According to the results, late Quaternary relative sea-level changes at Lesvos were not homogenous and variations in the tectonic setting played a crucial role in the coastal evolution. The NW-SE trending faults on the southern shore of the island control a significant uplift affecting about 30 km of coastline. This uplift trend is controlled by the footwall of the Lesvos Fault, a major offshore normal fault that has been subject to relatively little quantitative investigation. Radiocarbon dating indicated that the last co-seismic uplift took place at 3365-3963 cal yr BP and resulted in about 0.75 m of vertical displacement. In contrast, all the paleo-sea-level markers mapped in the northeastern sector were presently underwater and, despite the high seismicity of the area, no evidence of coastal uplift was observed in this part of the island. Thus, the paper provides the first field evidence of a differential late Quaternary evolution of Lesvos Island. In addition, results represent the first quantitative information on the activity of the Lesvos Fault, suggesting a reconsideration of its importance in the neotectonics of the area.

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Contribution of remote sensing techniques to the identification and characterization of Miocene calderas, Lesvos Island, Aegean Sea, Hellas

Cited by 12 publications

References 30 publications

Mapping surface mineralogy using imaging spectrometry

Mapping surface mineralogy using imaging spectrometry

Remote sensing in coastal water monitoring: Applications in the eastern Mediterranean Sea (IUPAC Technical Report)

Spatial distribution of sea-level markers on Lesvos Island (NE Aegean Sea): Evidence of differential relative sea-level changes and the neotectonic implications

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