EO based phytoplankton biomass service
Provide WFD ecological status products of phytoplankton biomass for management of selected water bodies, based on Chlorophyll-a concentrations derived from EO data
Inland Water; Assess and monitor water bodies ; Local and regional planners; Regional governments; City authorities; Environment

Product Description
Using knowledge about how certain substances, such as one of the main pigments of the phytoplankton (Chlorophyll a - Chl a) alter the colour of the water, these parameters can be derived from optial Earth Observation (EO) satellite sensors. Water Insight provides monitoring services of Chl a based on EO data which is validated with in situmeasurements. Also the maps of WFD phytoplankton biomass status classes are created, by application of the WFD tresholds on Chl a as a proxy for phytoplankton biomass. The maps are made available in a portal, which allows to follow the lakes in time, zoom and download maps and time series.
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