Proiecte
Land-Sea Interface: Let’s Observe Together (LandSeaLot)
| Responsabil: | Prof. Adrian Stănică, CS I |
| Coordonator: | STICHTING DELTARES (Netherlands) |
| Beneficiar: | GeoEcoMar |
| Finanțator: | European Union |
| Schema de finanțare: | Horizon Europe Framework Programme for Research and Innovation, Grant agreement no. 101134575 |
| Durata: | 48 months |
Land-Sea Interface: Let’s Observe Together (LandSeaLot)
Land-Sea Interface: Let’s Observe Together (LandSeaLot) is a Horizon Europe project that seeks to integrate and enhance existing coastal observation efforts including in situ, satellite, modelling and citizen science to better study the land-sea interface area, where terrestrial and marine habitats meet. LandSeaLot is a four-year Horizon Europe funded project that will apply novel approaches to help achieve the goals of the EU Mission “Restore our Ocean and Waters by 2030” and the wider objectives of the EU Green Deal.The 20-partner consortium works to bring together the fragmented land-sea interface area observation communities across various scientific domains to co-design and develop an integrated, optimal, and robust observation of the land-sea interface area.
In LandSeaLot, GeoEcoMar is co-leading Work Package 2, contributing to building a Common Observation Strategy and to the long-term project’s impact and legacy. LandSeaLot Integration Labs are dynamic testing sites for developing and refining a Common Observation Strategy across land-sea interface areas in Europe. They serve as centres to test new methods and technologies, following a community-based approach to a fit-for-purpose observation of river mouths, estuaries and deltas. GeoEcoMar leads the Danube Delta LandSeaLot Integration Lab (LIL) in the framework of Work Package 5. The Danube Delta and coastal area Integration Lab is observing, mapping, analysing and modelling on coastal morphology and sedimentology, as well as plastics and nutrients pollution patterns and hotspots. These observation efforts will provide crucial data to stakeholders and policymakers and support local and regional mitigation.
Currently there are many communities making land-sea interface area observation data available across various scientific domains (e.g., in situ, satellite, citizen science). Yet, there is no agreement on a common observation strategy guiding collaboration between communities. LandSeaLot’s overarching objective is to defragment these communities, bringing together scientific expertise with relevant stakeholders to co-design a common strategy, which will address observation challenges, streamline and improve the existing systems across domains that will be validated through pilot initiatives in the LandSeaLot Integration labs (LIBs) while addressing nine societal and environmental challenges.
LandSeaLot will achieve this goal through the following eight specific objectives:
1. Strengthening collaboration and improving governance for the observation of the land-sea interface area;
Defragmenting communities and improving governance for observation of the land-sea interface area by linking scientific observation communities (in situ, satellite, modelling, and citizen science), Research Infrastructures (i.e. DANUBIUS, JERICO, ICOS), European and international stakeholders (i.e. ESA, European Environmental Agency, Copernicus Marine, Land and Climate services, EMODnet and GEOSS) towards co-designing a Common Observation Strategy for the land-sea interface area.
2. Enhancing data interoperability;
Developing interoperability standards to harmonise in situ, satellite, and citizen science data, improving data exchange and collaboration across observing communities.
3. Expanding observation capacity;
Deploying citizen science and low-cost sensors to fill observation gaps, empowering citizens to contribute to environmental science, developing data management solution to ensure FAIR data flows to European aggregators (i.e., EMODnet).
4. Addressing data gaps;
Identifying and addressing data gaps across observation communities (in situ, satellite, modelling and citizen science) through common protocols, multi-sensor satellite products, and modelling approaches.
5. Improving modelling and forecasting;
Enhancing land-sea modelling and forecasting capacity to support the development of the European Digital Twin Ocean (a digital replica of Ocean systems and processes), integrating observation-based products with satellite data and in situ observations.
6. Supporting better governance of the land-sea interface area;
Bringing together experts from JERICO-RI, DANUBIUS-RI, and ICOS-ERIC, alongside leaders in citizen science, policy, and coastal management, the LandSeaLot Integration Labs (pilot centres) aim to customise integrated observations. These observations will offer insights to tackle local challenges, encompassing assessments of lateral carbon flux and stock, plastics transfer, nutrient impact on primary production and eutrophication. The LandSeaLot Integration Labs will support biodiversity conservation, improve modelling capabilities, and assist in climate change adaptations such as storm surges, floods, heat waves, coastal erosion, and saltwater intrusion. such as storm surges, floods, heat waves, coastal erosion, and saltwater intrusion.
7. Ensuring Long-Term Impact;
Establishing mechanisms for long-lasting commitments to the Common Observation Strategy and engaging organisations in developing data aggregators and interoperability standards.
8. Promoting European Leadership;
Sharing strategies, standards, key takeaways and best practices through policy briefs, training sessions, and engagement with European and global initiatives to bolster European leadership in land-sea interface area observation.