Conference '4th EARSeL Workshop on Remote Sensing of the Coastal Zone'
News:
We are pleased to announce that ESA Education Office provides a certain number of student travel grants within the ESA Conference Opportunities for Students (ECOSS). Sponsorships are offered to support participation of students whose contributions were accepted for presentation at the Workshop. Applications stating full name, date and place of birth, place of study, ID number and title of contribution should be sent to Rainer Reuter. Due date for applications is 19th April 2009.
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More than 60% of humans live within 60 km from the coastline, and therefore coastal zones are important environmental and economic resources. As a complex interface between land and oceans, its investigation from space or using airborne sensors has always been a challenge.
The 4th workshop focuses on the impact of our climate on coastal zones and inland waters, on climate change and its expected effects on European seas, and on the role of remote sensing for its study.
Topics:
- changing terrestrial run-off into coastal waters
- escalation of extreme events: floods, storms, high tides
- hydrology and water budget evolution of rivers and lakes
- increasing temperatures in inland and coastal waters
- impact of varying physical forcing on ecosystems and morphodynamics
- new developments of habitats, biodiversity and alien invaders
- fluxes and fate of seawater constituents including pollutants
- role of Coastal Zone Management in adapting to climate change
Chania, Crete, Greece, 2009-06-17 until 2009-06-20
Registration deadline: 2009-06-20
Abstract submission deadline: 2009-04-17
Organisers
Mrs. Gesine Böttcher
Dr. Vittorio Barale
Dr. Antonio palucci
Dr. Sergey Babichenko