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Parameters
to be
observed

Satellite
products with
added value

Pathogenic agents
or toxinogens

Disease Satellite data

Coastal
zones

Evolution of
the
environment
Evolution
of the urban
environment
Localization
of bathing
zones
Water
temperature

Classification
and dynamic
of vegetation

Optic and radar
satellite images

Urban and
development
classification

Vibrio cholerae
O1 and O139

Cholera

Vibrio cholerae
non-O1/non-
O139 , Vibrio
parahaemolyicus,
Vibrio vulnificus

Non-
choleric
vibriosis

Survey maps
of the sea
surface
temperature
(SST)
Survey maps
for
Chlorophyll a

Satellite
measurements
of the sea
surface
temperature
(SST) and
Chlorophyll a

Dynamic
of
chlorophyll

Satellite color
of the water

Algorithm
CDOM

Turbidity

Non-
applicable

Salinity Non-applicable

Liver
diseases

Satellite
measurements
of the sea
surface
temperature
(SST)

Survey maps
of the sea
surface
temperature
(SST)

Water
temperature Diseases

of the
nervous
system

Cyanobacteria

Maps of the
detection of
color change

Color
change

Measurements
of reflectance

Kidney
diseases

Density of
the algae

Measurements
of reflectance

Maps of algal
efflorescence

Table 3.5. Adequacy of satellites for the observation of parameters relative to some
diseases transmittable via marine waters in littoral zones

Moreover, as the instruments onboard the satellites make
continuous measurements, it is possible to use a long series of