• Introduction
  • Introduction and Scope
  • What Does 'MORSE' Stand For?
• Themes
• Implementation
• EO Data
• Workshop
  • Workshop
  • Program
  • Location
  • Author
    Guidelines
  • Organization
• Documents
• Contact Us

Themes

MORSE will address the following Arctic coastal themes:

• 1. Mapping, Characterization and Changes with Time of Arctic Coastal Areas
  This theme encompasses cartographic information in Arctic coastal areas, where up to date cartography is often scarce. It will also address characterization and physical changes with time due to coastal processes and dynamics.
• 2. Environmental Monitoring of Land, Water and Air in Arctic Coastal Areas
  This theme includes environmental monitoring of land, water and air in the Arctic coastal transition zone. Environmental monitoring covers physical, chemical and biological issues, and usually implies revisits with sufficient frequency to detect trends and short-term changes.
• 3. Sustainable Economic Development of Natural Resources in Arctic Coastal Areas
  This theme addresses mapping and monitoring of Arctic coastal regions to support economic activities including the exploitation of natural resources and also transportation, by land, water and air.
• 4. Safety and Emergency Response in Arctic Coastal Areas
  This theme covers aspects of monitoring in order to improve safety in the coast zone and to support emergency response to both natural and man-made conditions.
• 5. Security and Sovereignty in Arctic Coastal Areas
  This theme covers monitoring in Arctic coastal areas to support the protection of humans, wildlife and property and the terms of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS).

There is clearly some overlap among the themes but they are intended to structure the work for greater effectiveness. Participants are asked to use the definitions to find the best home for each potential activity.