The AQUATIME project aims to prepare the future synergistic use of Copernicus Sentinel Expansion missions CHIME and LSTM to improve the understanding of aquatic ecosystems and biodiversity through the development of novel phytoplankton information algorithms and products. Representative dataset based on CHIME and LSTM simulations are being produced and analysed over four different areas targeting different applications:
- Phaeocystis globosa bloom quantification and early detection in the Belgian Coastal Zone / North Sea
- Detection and prediction of algal toxins dangerous for aquaculture activities in the Stockholm Archipelago, Sweden
- Improved phytoplankton community information providing better basis for ecosystem-based water management of lakes and rivers in Estonia, Finland, Sweden and Germany
- Long-term and short-term phytoplankton community dynamics in response to weather and climate in marine areas in South-West Finland.
The consortium is composed of Brockmann Geomatics in Sweden as prime with SYKE in Finland, Spectral Earth and Brockmann Consult in Germany, Royal Belgian Institute of Natural Sciences (RBINS) in Belgium, Tartu University in Estonia and Swedish Agricultural University, SLU, in Sweden as partners.
