WETMAAP Skill 4
Mobile Bay: Fresh Water Inflow Element 1
Skill 4: Aerial Photo Interpretation
Element 1: Signature Identification
Materials:
1996 Aerial Photograph
1988 Aerial Photograph
1979 Aerial Photograph
Reference Manual
Color overlays of 1979 and 1988 habitat maps
Exercise:
1. Review Photo Signature section in the Reference Manual
2. Using the 1979 color habitat overlay and the 1979 aerial photograph, complete the signature table.
1979 Photo Signatures
Habitat type |
Color |
Texture |
Association |
Brightness/ Contrast |
Shape |
Open Water | |||||
Marsh | |||||
Flats and Beaches | |||||
Wetland Forested | |||||
Wetland Scrub-Shrub | |||||
Upland Forested | |||||
Upland Agriculture | |||||
Upland Barren | |||||
Urban |
3. Using the 1988 colored habitat overlay and the 1988 aerial photograph, complete the signature table.
1988 Photo Signatures
Habitat type |
Color |
Texture |
Association |
Brightness/ Contrast |
Shape |
Open Water | |||||
Marsh | |||||
Flats and Beaches | |||||
Wetland Forested | |||||
Wetland Scrub-Shrub | |||||
Upland Forested | |||||
Upland Agriculture | |||||
Upland Barren | |||||
Urban |