Mapping Satellite Inherent Optical Properties Index in Coastal Waters of the Yucatán Peninsula (Mexico)

The Yucatán Peninsula hosts worldwide-known tourism destinations that concentrate most of the Mexico tourism activity. In this region, tourism has exponentially increased over the last years, including wildlife oriented tourism. Rapid tourism development, involving the consequent construction of hot...

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Published in:Sustainability 2018-06, Vol.10 (6), p.1894
Main Authors: Aguilar-Maldonado, Jesús A., Santamaría-Del-Ángel, Eduardo, González-Silvera, Adriana, Cervantes-Rosas, Omar D., Sebastiá-Frasquet, María-Teresa
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Algal blooms
Anthropogenic factors
Coastal waters
Commodities
Ecosystem management
Ecosystems
Environmental health
Eutrophication
Groundwater
Groundwater discharge
Hotels
Household wastes
Hydrology
Karst
Nutrient loading
Occupational health
Optical properties
Public health
Septic tanks
Sewage
Sewage disposal
Sewage tanks
Socioeconomic factors
Spectroradiometers
Sustainability
Tourism
Tourism development
Wildlife
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Summary:The Yucatán Peninsula hosts worldwide-known tourism destinations that concentrate most of the Mexico tourism activity. In this region, tourism has exponentially increased over the last years, including wildlife oriented tourism. Rapid tourism development, involving the consequent construction of hotels and tourist commodities, is associated with domestic sewage discharges from septic tanks. In this karstic environment, submarine groundwater discharges are very important and highly vulnerable to anthropogenic pollution. Nutrient loadings are linked to harmful algal blooms, which are an issue of concern to local and federal authorities due to their recurrence and socioeconomic and human health costs. In this study, we used satellite products from MODIS (Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer) to calculate and map the satellite Inherent Optical Properties (IOP) Index. We worked with different scenarios considering both holiday and hydrological seasons. Our results showed that the satellite IOP Index allows one to build baseline information in a sustainable mid-term or long-term basis which is key for ecosystem-based management.
ISSN:2071-1050
2071-1050
DOI:10.3390/su10061894