Ocean Colour in the Coastal Zone

	Introduction: Welcome to the Tutorial Ocean Colour in the Coastal Zone
	1. Light and Life The role of light in water Water Water colour Ocean colour sensors Light for life: photosynthesis The carbon cycle and greenhouse effect Dissolved dead organic material (DOM) Sediment Rivers Experiment: Determine the 1% depth
	2. Ecosystems Visualisation of the human impact on coastal ecosystems Biodiversity Coastal ecosystems Food-chains Nutrients & Primary Production Phytoplankton growth Noctiluca Scintillans
	3. Eutrophication & Health How algal blooms are related to our food and health Eutrophication Primary and secondary effects Algal blooms Algae that form harmful algal blooms Phaeocystis blooms from space

	4. Improving coastal water quality European directives
	5. Retrieve your own Chlorophyll A direct link to the North Sea coastal ecosystems: Eutrophication indicator threshold Health: Extraction of CHL values at certain locations
	6. Thesaurus A short list with difficult names in many languages
	7. References A list of references of literature and data sources as well as suggestions for further reading.
	8. Image Credits A list of all images used in the tutorial with indications of their sources
	9. Links A list of useful external links dealing with the topic (e.g. references, data sources, projects, case studies)
	10. Authors A list of the authors who created the tutorial about Ocean Colour in the Coastal Zone.
	11. Worksheets A list of worksheets and related information for use in class (This link is only visible for teachers)

Ocean Colour