Picking Up the Pieces—Harmonising and Collating Seabed Substrate Data for European Maritime Areas

Picking Up the Pieces—Harmonising and Collating Seabed Substrate Data for European Maritime Areas

The poor access to data on the marine environment is a handicap to government decision-making, a barrier to scientific understanding and an obstacle to economic growth. In this light, the European Commission initiated the European Marine Observation and Data Network (EMODnet) in 2009 to assemble and...

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Main Authors: Anu Marii Kaskela, Aarno Tapio Kotilainen, Ulla Alanen, Rhys Cooper, Sophie Green, Janine Guinan, Sytze van Heteren, Susanna Kihlman, Vera Van Lancker, Alan Stevenson, the EMODnet Geology Partners
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2019-02-01
Series:Geosciences
Subjects:
marine geology
seafloor mapping
seabed substrate
harmonisation
confidence
spatial scale
data gaps
European seas
EMODnet
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3263/9/2/84

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