This teaching course SHADES-OF-BLUE aims at providing the students with the competence to use Earth Observation (EO) data and products to leverage the management of coastal and inland aquatic resources and policymaking.
The main objective is to deepen and broaden the knowledge and practical skills of students in using EO products and applications for the integrated management of aquatic resources in deltas. The course includes technical skills and know-how about EO data, products, and applications and, more importantly, global phenomena related to ocean-land-atmosphere interactions. EO products and applications are fundamental components of the planned course and form the backbone of the teaching from the start to the end. Therefore, the course will not only focus on the more generic building stones of remote sensing of aquatic resources but also on the wider scope of applications that addresses the water-atmosphere-land nexus with a deeper analysis and evaluation phase. During this course, the students will acquire competencies needed to address the national (Dutch Research Agenda, routes nr. 1, 4, 9, 13, 23, and 25) and the international research agenda (UN’s Sustainable Development Goals nr. 6, 13, 14, 15).