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1) Earth observation techniques are increasingly being used to monitor inland waters at large scales, but challenges remain due to the diversity of water types and lack of standardized algorithms and validation approaches.
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3) Optical water types have been classified to cluster similar water bodies and allow algorithms to be tuned for different water types to improve accuracy.
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EU policy on drought and dutch researchRemco van Ek
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1) Earth observation techniques are increasingly being used to monitor inland waters at large scales, but challenges remain due to the diversity of water types and lack of standardized algorithms and validation approaches.
2) A global partnership called LIMNADES has collected in situ data from over 1500 inland systems to develop and validate remote sensing algorithms for water quality parameters like chlorophyll-a and total suspended solids.
3) Optical water types have been classified to cluster similar water bodies and allow algorithms to be tuned for different water types to improve accuracy.
1) The document discusses water quality and quantity monitoring in the UK. It outlines several national monitoring programs including the National River Flow Archive and National Groundwater Level Archive.
2) It also discusses water quality monitoring under the European Water Framework Directive, which aims to achieve good ecological status in surface waters. Monitoring includes biological, hydrological, and physicochemical indicators.
3) The document presents several innovations in water quality monitoring, including using remote sensing to monitor phytoplankton and harmful algal blooms, citizen science programs, sensor networks, and environmental DNA analysis. These innovations can provide more spatially and temporally extensive data to better assess water quality.
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السابعة والنصف توقيت القاهرة
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وذلك عبر تطبيق زووم
https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZUtd-GspzsjH9Vu8it5Du4vWaXwt1YB4qQK
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رابط اللينكدان والمكتبة الالكترونية
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Genetic diversity within and among populations is essential for species persistence. While targets and indicators for genetic diversity are captured in the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework, assessing genetic diversity across many species at national and regional scales remains challenging. Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) need accessible tools for reliable and efficient monitoring at relevant scales. Here, we describe how Earth Observation satellites (EO) make essential contributions to enable, accelerate, and improve genetic diversity monitoring and preservation. Specifically, we introduce a workflow integrating EO into existing genetic diversity monitoring strategies and present a set of examples where EO data is or can be integrated to improve assessment, monitoring, and conservation. We describe how available EO data can be integrated in innovative ways to support calculation of the genetic diversity indicators of the GBF monitoring framework and to inform management and monitoring decisions, especially in areas with limited research infrastructure or access. We also describe novel, integrative approaches to improve the indicators that can be implemented with the coming generation of EO data, and new capabilities that will provide unprecedented detail to characterize the changes to Earth’s surface and their implications for biodiversity, on a global scale.
Classification of Clove sizes as planting material to the bulb yield of Garli...Open Access Research Paper
Garlic is one of the highly valued crops in the Philippines. However, low production yield is the main constraint, specifically in the native varieties that could not satisfy the demand. Among the limiting factors are the use of unsuitable clove size as planting materials. The results revealed that clove sizes significantly influenced the growth of garlic. Large clove size and extra-large clove size obtained average plant vigor with ratings of 5.83 and 6.33, respectively. Significant differences were also found in both fresh and dry bulb weights, with the largest clove size yielding the heaviest weights at 19.36g and 16.67g, respectively. Moreover, large and extra-large clove sizes produced the highest number of cloves per bulb with an average of 19.87 and 19.33 respectively. However, no significant differences were observed in yield per plant and yield per hectare. Consequently, large clove sizes employed as planting material increased the vigor, bulb weights, and the number of cloves with no significant effect on the yield. The study showed that planting large clove sizes (2.0-2.50g) is more promising as planting materials of native varieties like Ilocos white.
GFW Office Hours: How to Use Planet Imagery on Global Forest Watch_June 11, 2024Global Forest Watch
Earlier this year, we hosted a webinar on Deforestation Exposed: Using High Resolution Satellite Imagery to Investigate Forest Clearing.
If you missed this webinar or have any questions about Norway’s International Climate & Forests Initiative (NICFI) Satellite Data Program and Planet’s high-resolution mosaics, please join our expert-led office hours for an overview of how to use Planet’s satellite imagery on GFW, including how to access and analyze the data.
Emerging Earth Observation methods for monitoring sustainable food productionCIFOR-ICRAF
Presented by Daniela Requena Suarez, Helmholtz GeoResearch Center Potsdam (GFZ) at "Side event 60th sessions of the UNFCCC Subsidiary Bodies - Sustainable Bites: Innovating Low Emission Food Systems One Country at a Time" on 13 June 2024
Trichogramma spp. is an efficient egg parasitoids that potentially assist to manage the insect-pests from the field condition by parasiting the host eggs. To mass culture this egg parasitoids effectively, we need to culture another stored grain pest- Rice Meal Moth (Corcyra Cephalonica). After rearing this pest, the eggs of Corcyra will carry the potential Trichogramma spp., which is an Hymenopteran Wasp. The detailed Methodologies of rearing both Corcyra Cephalonica and Trichogramma spp. have described on this ppt.