OS016
Observational Gaps in Coastal Zone Monitoring in Terms of Natural and Human-Induced Forcing Factors, Response, and Evolution
Observational Gaps in Coastal Zone Monitoring in Terms of Natural and Human-Induced Forcing Factors, Response, and Evolution
Session ID#: 159857
Session Description:
A large fraction of the world population lives in coastal zones, which are affected by multiple stress factors due to a broad variety of natural and anthropogenic phenomena. Observations of coastal zone changes and of their multiple drivers are currently developing, but strong gaps remain in terms of collected parameters, spatio-temporal coverage, length of the time-series and continuity. To provide useful information to decision-makers and coastal zone managers, various types of observations from space and in situ need to be sustained on the long term, as well as further development of models assimilating these observations. The objectives of this session are: (1) review existing observing systems able to provide valuable information on the forcing parameters and the coastal responses and evolution; (2) assess the status of current coastal services, and (3) identify observational gaps. Presentations on space-based products and in situ data used in synergy, and analysed within an integrated framework, as well as prospects about better adapted space sensors, e.g., from small satellites/CubeSat constellations, are particularly welcome.
Co-Organized:
- G - Geodesy
Index Terms:
1225 Global change from geodesy [GEODESY AND GRAVITY]
1640 Remote sensing [GLOBAL CHANGE]
4337 Remote sensing and disasters [NATURAL HAZARDS]
4556 Sea level: variations and mean [OCEANOGRAPHY: PHYSICAL]
Primary Convener: Jérôme Benveniste, European Space Agency (ESA-ESRIN), Earth Observation Programmes, Frascati, Italy
Convener: Anny A Cazenave, Laboratoire d'Etudes en Geophysique et Oceanographie Spatiale, Observatoire Midi Pyrénées, LEGOS-CNES-CNRS-IRD-UPS, Toulouse, France
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