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Lucius, I.. COASTWATCH - a coastal and marine indicator and water quality service. In: Schernewski, G., Löser, N. (eds.). BaltCoast 2004 - Managing the Baltic Sea. Coastline Reports (2), pp. 237-244. 2004.

Zusammenfassung:

Integrated with other tools, remote sensing can provide crucial data for monitoring and management of the coastal environment. The COASTWATCH initiative aims at making best use of processed satellite data to provide innovative information services to the coastal management community in support of European policies regulating this sector, in particular the Integrated Coastal Zone Management (ICZM) Strategy of the European Commission, the Water Framework Directive, and the Marine Strategy. This paper gives an introduction to the COASTWATCH services, in particular: a) The ICZM Indicator Service covers for the moment “land take by builtup in the coastal area”, “urban sprawl”, and “dominant landscape type”. COASTWATCH can process satellite-derived data for these indicators at European and national level. b) The Water Quality of Marine Waters Service, providing information products required by the Water Framework Directive, such as Chlorophyll-a maps, suspended particulate matter maps, or primary production maps. Case studies highlight the potential of COASTWATCH services. The discussion refers to improvements and extension of COASTWATCH Services in the near future.

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