Final report

Contents

1. Executive Summary

2. Review

2.1 Origins of the Clean Seas project
2.2 Governing philosophy
2.3 Core objectives
2.4 Successes and failures

3. Data Handling

3.1 Data format standards
3.2 Data reception and initial processing

3.2.1 Standardised Output format

3.3 Generic annotation procedures

3.3.1 Advanced very high resolution radiometer (AVHRR)
3.3.2 Along Track Scanning Radiometer (ATSR)
3.3.3 Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR)
3.3.4 Ocean Colour

3.4 Feature Archiving and Data Dissemination

4. The Regional Test sites

4.1 Identification of objectives for each site

4.1.1 Baltic Sea
4.1.2 North Sea
4.1.3 Gulf of Lion

4.2 Review of data collected in each test site

4.2.1 Baltic Sea
4.2.2 North Sea
4.2.3 Gulf of Lion

4.3 Hydrodynamic modelling

4.3.1 Regional objectives
4.3.2 Model characteristics
4.3.3 Impact assessment from model outputs

4.4 Suitability of data to objectives

4.4.1 Wind speed dependency of SAR
4.4.2 Cloud cover limitations of thermal/optical instruments
4.4.3 Access to data
4.4.4 Validation of the use of AVHRR for cyanobacteria monitoring

4.5 Regional conclusions

4.5.1 Baltic Sea
4.5.2 North Sea
4.5.3 Gulf of Lion

5. Case study results

5.1 Multi-sensor Algal Bloom monitoring
5.2 Autonomous Current Vector determination
5.3 Climatologies

5.3.1 Oil spills
5.3.2 Algal blooms
5.3.3 Mapping of hydrodynamic dispersion areas
5.3.4 Ocean colour and ecosystem dynamics

6. Conclusions and Recommendations

6.1 Methodological results
6.2 Environmental results
6.3 Logistic results
6.4 Conclusion

7. References