4th Workshop remote sensing of the coastal zone coasts and climate conflicts

This workshop will take place as part of the 29th Annual EARSeL Symposium (15-18 June 2009).

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 coastal events: floods, storms, high tides
- hydrology and water budget evolution of rivers and lakes
- increasing temperatures in inland and coastal waters
- impact of vaying physical forcing on morphodynamics and ecosystems
- 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

and their investigation with Remote Sensing:

- active and passive methods in all spectral ranges, sensor combinations
- satellite, airborne and ground-based methods including ground truth
- modelling of radiative transfer, image processing and related aspects.
- interaction of physical, biological and chemical conditions and processes

The Workshop continues from the previous workshops: 1st (Ghent, Belgium, June 2003), 2nd Workshop (Porto, Portugal, 2005) and 3rd(Bolzano/Bozen, Italy, 2007).