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CHLO4MSFD: A WEB PORTAL SERVICE IN SUPPORT TO MSFD
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CHLO4MSFD is a web portal service focused on satellite data to answer the Marine Strategy Framework Directive (MSFD) over all European Marine Regions. It is dedicated to stimulate and enhance the use of satellite chlorophyll-a data from CMEMS and derived products by MSFD actors in their monitoring, assessment and reporting activities. To achieve this general objective, CHLO4MSFD will include the following elements: 1. A catalogue of different relevant datasets from CMEMS 2. Web mapping services (WMS and ncWMS) to visualize the data 3. Web services to extract spatial and temporal subsets of grids (maps) and points (time series) in formats commonly used by MSFD actors. 4. Link to relevant scientific and technical documentation related to the applicability of satellite-derived chlorophyll-a for MSFD assessment purposes. 5. A Web client application to search, visualize, and extract data, using the above mentioned services. The access to this application can be found in the Homepage as 'Access to Service'. More here: http://chlo4msfd.azti.es/
E NE FIT S • BFOR USE R
stimulate and enhance the use of satellite data and derived
Supports national and regional authorities for EU directive
products by MSFD actors implementation
MSFD EUROPEAN MARINE STRATEGY DIRECTIVE WFD CHLOROPHYLL-A EUTROPHICATION DESCRIPTOR 5
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