EARSeL eProceedings Vol. 3, No. 2, 276-281, 2004
Friedwart Ziemer, Carsten Brockmann, Robin A. Vaughan and Alexander Barkatov
Abstract
Citation EARSeL European Association of Remote Sensing Laboratories, Paris, France BIS-Verlag
The
recently completed HYMNE project (Hydrographic Monitoring of the Neva Bight)
was designed specifically to provide the scientific basis for an operational
hydrographic monitoring system as a management tool for preserving the
ecological and economic resources of the hydrosphere within the metropolitan region
of St Petersburg and the neighbouring parts of the Baltic Sea. It was an
INCO/Copernicus project involving scientists from Germany, UK, Finland, and
Russia. This paper concentrates on the incorporation of an innovative component
into the system, which is the ground-based radar providing data on a high
resolution grid. It was one of the main thrusts of the HYMNE project to develop
and test such a system. In addition, sea truth and satellite measurements were
undertaken as well as an in-depth study of the environmental impact of the
river discharge into the Eastern Gulf of Finland/Neva Bight region. Of
particular interest was the effect of the newly constructed flood protection
barrier on the circulation and mixing of the river and gulf waters.
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History
Submitted: 07 June 2003
Revised: 02 February 2004
Accepted: 13 April 2004
Ziemer F, C Brockmann, R A Vaughan & A Barkatov, 2004. Remote sensing in the Neva Bight. EARSeL eProceedings 3(2), 276-281
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