Space-Air-Sea-Ground Integrated Monitoring Network-Based Maritime Transportation Emergency Forecasting

Monitoring of sea water condition is one of major requirements for carrying out the reliable ecological control of water environment. Monitoring networks contain such elements as sea buoys, beacons, etc. and are designated for measuringvarious hydrophysical parameters, including salinity of sea water. Development of specialized network and a separate buoy system for measuring thesea water salinity at different depths makes it possible to determine major regularities of processes of pollution and self-recovery of the sea waters. The article describes the scientific and methodological basics for development of this specialized network and questions of its optimal construction. It is well-known that at a depth of 30-45 m of the Caspian Sea salinity decreases and then at a depth of 45-60 m salinity is fully recovered. The mentioned changes of salinity at the relatively upper layer of sea waters is of special interest for studying the effect of ocean-going processes on the climate forming in the Caspian area. In terms of informativeness of measurements of surface waters salinity, the most informative is a layer ata 30-60 m depth, where inversion and recovery of salinity take place. It is shown that in most informative subrange of measurements, i. e. at a depth of 30-60 m optimization of regime of measurements complex should be carried out in order to increase the effectiveness of held researches. It is shown that at a depth of 35-50 m choice of the optimum regime of measurements makes it possible to obtain the maximum amount of information.

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Improving long-term coral reef monitoring in the Wider Caribbean region: Global Coral Reef Monitoring Network - Caribbean accomplishments

10.7287/peerj.preprints.26639v1 ◽

2018 ◽

Author(s):

Lucie Labbouz ◽

Maria Pena

Keyword(s):

Coral Reef ◽

Dynamic Network ◽

Monitoring Network ◽

Steering Committee ◽

Human Dimensions ◽

Caribbean Region ◽

Special Focus ◽

Integrated Monitoring ◽

Reef Monitoring

Long-term, robust coral reef monitoring coupled with strategic reporting are essential drivers for ecosystem-based management and regional policy processes. Since the restructuring of the Caribbean component of the Global Coral Reef Monitoring Network (GCRMN) in August 2014, the GCRMN-Caribbean has been bolstering its presence and regional acknowledgement as a dynamic network. An expert steering committee and members-at-large have enabled the network to achieve substantial progress. GCRMN-Caribbean bio-physical guidelines have been improved and tested at several sites; communication and experience sharing have increased considerably; capacity building actions have been implemented for coral reef practitioners with a special focus on MPA managers; and there has been collaboration with major Caribbean programmes. This paper reports on the progress of the GCRMN-Caribbean in 2017: the development of socio-economic guidelines for an integrated monitoring approach, the implementation of building capacity projects “for coral reef and human dimensions monitoring within the Wider Caribbean", within a workshop-based training program to increase regional capacity for integrated bio-physical and socio-economic monitoring. Besides its achievements for the year, this paper also reports on GCRMN-Caribbean network challenges and next steps, including development of a standardized data analysis and reporting in 2018 and participation in the International Year of the Reef.

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Multimedia Design Principles Applied to the Development of the Global Baseline Integrated Monitoring Network

Pollutants in a Multimedia Environment ◽

10.1007/978-1-4613-2243-6_14 ◽

1986 ◽

pp. 317-332 ◽

Cited By ~ 3

Author(s):

G. B. Wiersma ◽

M. D. Otis

Keyword(s):

Monitoring Network ◽

Design Principles ◽

Integrated Monitoring ◽

Multimedia Design

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Management of environmental streaming data to optimize Arctic shipping routes

Arabian Journal of Geosciences ◽

10.1007/s12517-021-07782-0 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 14 (15) ◽

Author(s):

Zhihua Zhang ◽

M. James C. Crabbe

Keyword(s):

Sea Ice ◽

Management System ◽

Short Term Memory ◽

Arctic Sea Ice ◽

Streaming Data ◽

Maritime Transportation ◽

Monitoring Networks ◽

Integrated Monitoring ◽

Arctic Sea ◽

Arctic Shipping

AbstractDynamic accurate predictions of Arctic sea ice, ocean, atmosphere, and ecosystem are necessary for safe and efficient Arctic maritime transportation; however a related technical roadmap has not yet been established. In this paper, we propose a management system for trans-Arctic maritime transportation supported by near real-time streaming data from air-space-ground-sea integrated monitoring networks and high spatio-temporal sea ice modeling. As the core algorithm of integrated monitoring networks, a long short-term memory (LSTM) neural network is embedded to improve Arctic sea ice mapping algorithms. Since the LSTM is localized in time and space, it can make full use of streaming data characteristics. The sea ice–related parameters from satellite remote sensing raw data are used as the input of the LSTM, while streaming data from shipborne radar networks and/or buoy measurements are used as training datasets to enhance the accuracy and resolution of environmental streaming data from outputs of LSTM. Due to large size of streaming data, the proposed management system of trans-Arctic shipping should be built on a cloud distribution platform using existing wireless communications networks among vessels and ports. Our management system will be used by the ongoing European Commission Horizon 2020 Programme “ePIcenter.”

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Integration of Satellite Interferometric Data in Civil Protection Strategies for Landslide Studies at a Regional Scale

Remote Sensing ◽

10.3390/rs13101881 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 13 (10) ◽

pp. 1881

Author(s):

Silvia Bianchini ◽

Lorenzo Solari ◽

Davide Bertolo ◽

Patrick Thuegaz ◽

Filippo Catani

Keyword(s):

Temporal Frequency ◽

Regional Scale ◽

Monitoring Network ◽

Mitigation Strategies ◽

Satellite Monitoring ◽

Preliminary Evaluation ◽

Civil Protection ◽

Integrated Monitoring ◽

Great Opportunity ◽

Slow Moving

Multi-Temporal Satellite Interferometry (MTInSAR) is gradually evolving from being a tool developed by the scientific community exclusively for research purposes to a real operational technique that can meet the needs of different users involved in geohazard mitigation. This work aims at showing the innovative operational use of satellite radar interferometric products in Civil Protection Authority (CPA) practices for monitoring slow-moving landslides. We present the example of the successful ongoing monitoring system in the Valle D’Aosta Region (VAR-Northern Italy). This system exploits well-combined MTInSAR products and ground-based instruments for landslide management and mitigation strategies over the whole regional territory. Due to the critical intrinsic constraints of MTInSAR data, a robust regional satellite monitoring integrated into CPA practices requires the support of both in situ measurements and remotely sensed systems to guarantee the completeness and reliability of information. The monitoring network comprises three levels of analysis: Knowledge monitoring, Control monitoring, and Emergency monitoring. At the first monitoring level, MTInSAR data are used for the preliminary evaluation of the deformation scenario at a regional scale. At the second monitoring level, MTInSAR products support the prompt detection of trend variations of radar benchmarks displacements with bi-weekly temporal frequency to identify active critical situations where follow-up studies must be carried out. In the third monitoring level, MTInSAR data integrated with ground-based data are exploited to confirm active slow-moving deformations detected by on-site instruments. At this level, MTInSAR data are also used to carry out back analysis that cannot be performed by any other tool. From the example of the Valle D’Aosta Region integrated monitoring network, which is one of the few examples of this kind around Europe, it is evident that MTInSAR provides a great opportunity to improve monitoring capabilities within CPA activities.

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Improving long-term coral reef monitoring in the Wider Caribbean region: Global Coral Reef Monitoring Network - Caribbean accomplishments

10.7287/peerj.preprints.26639 ◽

2018 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Lucie Labbouz ◽

Maria Pena

Keyword(s):

Coral Reef ◽

Dynamic Network ◽

Monitoring Network ◽

Steering Committee ◽

Human Dimensions ◽

Caribbean Region ◽

Special Focus ◽

Integrated Monitoring ◽

Reef Monitoring

Long-term, robust coral reef monitoring coupled with strategic reporting are essential drivers for ecosystem-based management and regional policy processes. Since the restructuring of the Caribbean component of the Global Coral Reef Monitoring Network (GCRMN) in August 2014, the GCRMN-Caribbean has been bolstering its presence and regional acknowledgement as a dynamic network. An expert steering committee and members-at-large have enabled the network to achieve substantial progress. GCRMN-Caribbean bio-physical guidelines have been improved and tested at several sites; communication and experience sharing have increased considerably; capacity building actions have been implemented for coral reef practitioners with a special focus on MPA managers; and there has been collaboration with major Caribbean programmes. This paper reports on the progress of the GCRMN-Caribbean in 2017: the development of socio-economic guidelines for an integrated monitoring approach, the implementation of building capacity projects “for coral reef and human dimensions monitoring within the Wider Caribbean", within a workshop-based training program to increase regional capacity for integrated bio-physical and socio-economic monitoring. Besides its achievements for the year, this paper also reports on GCRMN-Caribbean network challenges and next steps, including development of a standardized data analysis and reporting in 2018 and participation in the International Year of the Reef.

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