UBEST observatories: vision and services
UBEST methodology
Real time monitoring in the Faro lagoon
Field campaigns in the Faro lagoon
Real time monitoring in the Tagus estuary
WebGIS platform
Data management
Data visualization and download
Real time forecast
Entity
Description
UBEST aims at improving the global understanding of the biogeochemical buffering capacity of estuaries and its susceptibility to future scenarios of anthropogenic inputs and climate change. UBEST will effectively support the short and long-term management of these systems. This goal will be achieved by deploying “observatories”, which are emerging tools that integrate process-based numerical models and their results, and in-situ observations.
Objectives
- Assessment of the estuarine conditions of the two estuaries under global classification metrics
- Quantification of the biogeochemical buffering capacity of each estuary
- Implementation of coupled hydrodynamic-biogeochemical models in each system
- Deployment of a monitoring network for biogeochemical parameters.
- For more information: http://ubest.lnec.pt/
Results
- Real time forecast systems for the Tagus estuary and Faro lagoon
- Monitoring network for the Tagus estuary and Faro lagoon
- WebGIS platform holding both data and model forecasts
Next challenges
The assessment of the estuarine conditions of the two estuaries under global classification metrics, and their comparison with other estuaries worldwide