Institute for Coastal Research, GKSS Forschungszentrum GmbH Geesthacht, Germany
Data Center Description
The Institute for Coastal Research (ICR) at GKSS Research Centre
has developed an applications-oriented, interdisciplinary
research program addressing the dynamics, state, change and
utility of the coastal environment. The institute?s mission is -
in cooperation with his partner institutes on national and
European level - to provide the scientific foundation for the
implementation of effective and sustainable coastal management
practices. Research results are used in advising public
authorities and society at large on environmental issues and in
developing efficient and economical methods and technologies for
environmental monitoring.
The research program "The Coastal Environment" deals
specifically with the topics "Anthropogenic and Natural Regional
Changes", "Environmentally Relevant Substances of the Future",
"Monitoring Methods for Coastal Management" and "The Prognosis
and Control of Coastal Processes". Physical processes such as
ocean waves, currents, morphodynamics, the regional transport of
substances and their influence on the coastal ecosystem are
addressed, as well as the analysis of medium and long-term
trends with the help of environmental statistics and simulations
and the development of operational monitoring and forecasting
methods. The relevance of "new substances is assessed and
adequate analytical procedures are developed.
The work done at the Institute for Coastal Research is based on
the expertise provided by the "Systems Analysis and Modeling",
"Development of Operational Systems" and "Physical and Chemical
Analysis" groups.
Website: http://www.gkss.de/pages.php?page=k_index.html&language=e&version=g
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