Validation of Landsat 8 images using hyperspectral reflectance field data to address water quality and coral reef health in the U.S. Virgin Islands

Hannah Lynn Schlaerth1, Dulcinea Avouris1, David Flanagan2, Marilyn Brandt3, Tyler B Smith3, K. Adem Ali2 and Joseph D. Ortiz1, (1)Kent State University, Department of Geology, Kent, OH, United States, (2)College of Charleston, Department of Geology and Environmental Geosciences, Charleston, SC, United States, (3)University of the Virgin Islands, Center for Marine and Environmental Studies, St. Thomas, United States