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Estrela, Teodoro; Menéndez, Manuel; Dimas, Mirta; … - Europäische Umweltagentur; European Environment Agency - 2001

This report gives an overview of the main natural and artificial causes and impacts of floods and droughts in western and central European countries, as well as policy responses. It aims to help policy- and decision-makers in their work on preventing and managing such extreme events, as well as...

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Calculation of nutrient surpluses from agricultural sources

Crouzet, Philippe - 2001

The assessment of potential losses of agricultural fertilizers to waters require prior calculation of nutrient balance (surplus). This study shows how the use of CORINE land cover allows calculating comparable surplus values at the river catchment level, despite heterogeneity and high degree of...

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Marinebase

Nygaard, Kari (contributor); Rygg, Brage (contributor); … - Europäische Umweltagentur; European Environment Agency - 2001

As a part of the work programme of the European Environment Agency (EEA), the Norwegian Institute for Water Research … (NIVA) has compiled a first version of a European marine database 'Marinebase'. This database on water quality parameters … covers aggregated data related to eutrophication (nutrients, chlorophyll and oxygen in bottom water) and harmful substances …

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Das Wasser in Europa

Europäische Umweltagentur - 2003

This report assesses the quality and quantity of Europe's water. Its geographical scope is the European Union, EFTA and … EU accession and candidate countries. Four water issues are assessed: ecological quality, eutrophication and organic … pollution of water, hazardous substances and water quantity. This is done on the basis of 57 indicators selected for their …

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Data collection guidelines for the Kiev report

Wright, Kenneth; Russel, Catherine - 2001

This technical report aims to provide guidance to all involved in data collection for the indicator-based state of the environment report that the EEA has been asked to provide for the next conference of environment ministers of all European countries, to be held in Kiev in May 2003. The report...

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Eutrophication in Europeu0092s coastal waters

Ærtebjerg, Gunni (contributor); … - Europäische Umweltagentur; European Environment Agency - 2001

Eutrophication is the enhanced primary production of marine algae due to excessive supply of nutrients from human activities, independent of the natural productivity level of the sea area in question. The main objectives of this report are to evaluate the causes, state and development of...

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Remote sensings contribution to evaluating eutrophication in marine and coastal waters

Ærtebjerg, Gunni (contributor); Sørensen, Kai (contributor) - Europäische Umweltagentur; European Environment Agency - 2001

The aim of this report is to examine whether estimates of the plant pigment chlorophyll-a from satellite data can support the evaluation of eutrophication in European marine and coastal waters. Satellite images are a good indicator of the occurrence of algal blooms in relation to eutrophication...

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Eurowaternet

Cullingford, Ruth; Nixon, Steve; Bjerkeng, Birger - 2003

marine conventions and national sources. The information collected on Europe's transitional, coastal and marine waters is …

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Eurowaternet: towards an index of quality of the national data in Waterbase

Lack, Tim; Gardner, Michael; Cullingford, Ruth - 2003

describes tests on the integrity of the data carried out by the European Topic Centre on Water before the data are uploaded to …

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Eurowaternet quantity

Marcuello, C.; Menéndez, M. - 2003

It is difficult to obtain a comparable overview of how much water is available in Europe due to huge differences in the … way countries estimate their water resources. These guidelines propose a new approach to assessing water quantity, which … will make national comparisons easier. They form part of Eurowaternet, the EEA's water monitoring and information network. …

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