The PrimeWater – A Horizon2020 Project and the International Water Association are hosting the ‘End User Outlooks on Earth Observation’ webinar on 18 May 2023 at 12:00 London time.
The focus of this webinar is to gather opinions and feedback from an expert panel of EO practitioners on the use of the services provided by PrimeWater.
Register now! https://iwa-network.org/learn/end-user-outlooks-on-earth-observation/
A 3-year PhD fellowship is proposed by the Laboratory of Oceanology and Geosciences LOG (Wimereux, France) on the water quality variability by multi-sensors remote sensing in inland water/estuarine/deltaic environments. Application to 1) Hauts-de-France watershed up to estuaries and 2) Lower Mekong watershed up to the delta.
Objectives
Multisensor remote sensing techniques are crucial for understanding the functioning of marine, coastal/littoral and inland water systems as it is a synoptic technique useful to improve our understanding of water quality across the Continental/Sea continuum. Water quality variables that can be assessed by multispectral satellites are turbidity, chlorophyll (an indicator of phytoplankton biomass, trophic and nutritional status), colored dissolved organic matter (an indicator of organic matter and aquatic carbon), suspended solids and non-algal particles. The variable, surface water temperature, is also considered as a good indicator of the environment in term of biodiversity/climate change and species migration corridor with well-defined thermal trajectories. However, the TS has never been analyzed concomitantly with other variables, which greatly limits our understanding of the phenomena where water masses are extremely dynamics and vary from nothing to nothing in composition and quantity to within half an hour!
Via well-adapted algorithms and appropriated sensors (TRISHNA, Landsat, Sentinel, hyperspectral UAV, etc), handled images enable us to complete and densify the observations for better management of the territories, in this case here 1) the Hauts-de-France and 2) the Lower Mekong (VolTransMESKONG CNES project & Vietnam-France joint laboratory LOTUS). Indeed, the water quality parameters (WQP) are useful for the evaluation of the sanitary quality facilitating a fortiori the good management of these spaces from the ecological, economic and also touristic point of view (bathing waters). Through this thesis project, for the HdF, the spatial/temporal monitoring of these indicators will, among other things, make it possible to understand the evolution and interactions between water masses and marine and coastal resources (biological and mineral) with a focus on estuaries. For the BM, climatic and anthropogenic forcings will be apprehended through the spatial/temporal analysis of water quality, its degradation and also the hydro-sedimentary flows from the watershed to the delta.
Qualifications: Master degree in remote sensing or oceanography or environmental sciences
Application closure date: May 1 2023
Position Length: 3-year fellowship from October 2023
Location: The candidate will be located at LOG, 32 avenue Foch, 62930 Wimereux, France
Applicants must submit:
– A detailed CV, including the e-mail and phone number for three references
– A short cover letter explaining the applicant’s experience related to the position and motivation
For questions and application’s submission, please contact:
Cédric Jamet: cedric.jamet@univ-littoral.fr
Charles Verpoorter : Charles.verpoorter@univ-littoral.fr
Bastiaan van Diedenhoven is the hiring manager. Check out the job opportunities here: https://werkenbijsron.nl/en/careers/
The open access journal Remote Sensing (ISSN 2072-4292, IF 5.349) is pleased to announce a new Special Issue entitled “Water Quality Assessment Based on Optical Remote Sensing Imagery”. Prof. Dr. Maria João Costa and Dr. Miguel Potes are serving as Guest Editors for this issue. The submission deadline is 01 September 2023 and papers may be submitted immediately or at any point until 01 September 2023, as papers will be published on an ongoing basis. For more information on this Special Issue and submission guidelines, please visit the following page: https://www.mdpi.com/si/
We also invite you to post an early version of your paper on our free preprint platform, Preprints, allowing you to receive feedback from your peers and make your early results citable. For more information or to submit your preprint, visit https://www.preprints.org/how_
The Your Place in Space Challenge is officially live! The challenge invites high schools to submit designs for a product or service that will contribute to space missions and exploration. By participating in the challenge, students will see firsthand how their own skills and experiences connect to the space industry.
The U.S. Department of Education recently launched the Your Place in Space Challenge. This is the first challenge in CTE Momentum, an annual challenge series to prepare high school students for rewarding careers and increase access to career and technical education (CTE). The Your Place in Space Challenge invites high schools to submit designs for a product or service that will contribute to space missions and exploration.
Teams may pursue designs of their choice or find inspiration from one of four suggested areas of exploration — covering topics such as space debris, the International Space Station, space travel, and the environment. Submissions are due by 6:00 p.m. ET on October 30, 2023. An independent judging panel will review submissions based on the challenge selection criteria and recommend up to 10 winners, who will each receive at least $5,000. The Department anticipates announcing the winners and launching the next annual challenge in early 2024.
To learn more about the Your Place in Space challenge and receive updates on all CTE Momentum challenges, visit YourPlaceinSpaceChallenge.com and sign up for the series newsletter.
