The first global map of tropical shallow water has been created through joint effort of NASA and NOAA. Nearly 44,000 SeaWiFS (Sea-viewing Wide Field-of-View Sensor) scenes collected over five years were processed to 1 sq.km cells by NASA Space Flight Center using algorithms developed by NOAA for water shallower than 20-30 meters. NOAA is working with the UNEP World Consdervation Monitoring Centre to use this data set to improve the database of coral reef locations used in ReefBase.
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From the Middle East to the Middle West: Managing Freshwater Shortages and Regional Water Security
Date:
24 October 2002 - 25 October 2002
Location:
Des Moines, Iowa, USA.
Information:
Annual event. This year, the World Food Prize International Symposium will focus on one of the most critical and potentially volatile issues the world will face in the 21st Century, the increasing scarcity of freshwater. To be held in Des Moines, Iowa, USA.
Jean-Charles Le Vallee
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