Soil Property Maps of Seabee Hook, Cape Hallett (Antarctica) Using Hyperspectral Enmap Satellite Data

Ice-free areas in Antarctica contain fragile ecosystems and are hotspots of biodiversity due to a concentration of flora and fauna. As these areas are often isolated and with difficult access, using hyperspectral satellite-borne data and remote sensing techniques presents great advantages for characterizing and monitoring their extension and surface cover characteristics. The objective of this work was to map key soil properties related to the Adélie penguin colony and associated flora and fauna of Seabee Hook at Cape Hallett using EnMAP data. Initial mapping results of extractable phosphorous (P), total organic carbon (TOC) and total nitrogen (TN) were obtained, and the distribution could be related to the intense activities of the penguin colony that comes to breed in the study area.