5. Educational Game   (2/2)

Ecosystems and health

With the previous softwares you performed most of the actual work on an external server. BEAM requires software installation, putting data on your PC and quite a lot of subsequent interaction. We suggest that you either look at a demonstration from your teacher or work with the screenshots below. Discuss how satellite data gives information about:

  • Ecosystems: Eutrophication indicator threshold
  • Health: Extraction of CHL values at certain locations

Ecosystems: Eutrophication indicator threshold

You can use image-processing software to extract information about eutrophication (Peters et al., 2005).

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Chlorophyll concentrations over 15 micrograms per litre are shaded pink.
Source: The REVAMP project

Health: Extraction of CHL values at certain locations

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Extraction of values at a certain location near Spiekeroog: median in March, April, May and June.
Source: The REVAMP project
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Extraction of values at a certain location near Spiekeroog: median in March, April, May and June.
Source: The REVAMP project