May 27
8:15 AM
to
9:45 AM
| Opening Remarks and Addresses |
| (Vadus,J; Elken,J) |
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| Invited Talk (080310-006) |
| Minister of Environment Jaanus Tamkivi |
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| Invited Talk (080310-007) |
| US Charge d'Affaires Karen Decker |
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| Invited Talk (080310-008) |
| Prof. Jüri Engelbrecht |
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| Invited Talk (080310-009) |
| Prof. Peep Surje |
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May 27
8:15 AM
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9:45 AM
May 27
10:00 AM
to
12:00 PM
| Plenary Ia |
| (Vadus,J; Elken,J) |
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| (Abstract only) ONRG Programs for Ocean Observation Research (080310-001) |
| Dr. James Pitton |
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| Ocean Observing Technology and Public-Private Partnerships (080115-003) |
| Dr. Andrew Clark |
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| Marine Science Contribution to the Ecosystem-Based Management of Baltic Sea (080310-002) |
| Kaisa Kononen |
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May 27
10:00 AM
to
12:00 PM
May 27
1:00 PM
to
2:30 PM
| Plenary Ib |
| (Elken,J; Vadus,J) |
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| (Abstract only) HIROMB - A Mature Regional Core Service (080128-035) |
| Hans Dahlin |
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| Baltic Sea from Space. An Estonian Experience (080310-003) |
| Dr. Tiit Kutser |
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| United States IOOS - A National look (080108-004) |
| Ms. Zdenka Willis |
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May 27
1:00 PM
to
2:30 PM
May 27
3:00 PM
to
5:00 PM
| Coastal Zone Management I |
| (Klemas,V; Jasinevicius,R) |
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| EVAGULF - Protection of Aquatic Communities in the Gulf of Finland: Risk-Based Policymaking (080128-004) |
| Eveliina Linden |
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| Negotiated Decisions on Baltic Fishery Resource Allocation (080127-003) |
| Dr. Robert Aps |
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| (Abstract only) Baltic Sea Coastal Zone Management in Lithuania: Problems and Solutions (080220-001) |
| Prof. Algimantas Grigelis |
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| Sand Sources for Beach Replenishment (080128-048) |
| Dr. Saulius Gulbinskas |
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| Oil Spill I |
| (Ermakov,S; Ambjörn,C) |
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| On Wave Damping due to Oil Films (080128-028) |
| Dr. Irina Sergievskaya |
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| Hydrodynamic-Oil Spill Modeling Forecasting System (080128-018) |
| Dr. Rein Tamsalu |
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| Detection of Oil Spills on SAR Images, Identification of Polluters and Forecast of Slick Trajectory (080128-014) |
| Rivo Uiboupin |
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| (Abstract only) Technology for Early Detection and Drift Forecast of the Oil Spill (080322-002) |
| Prof. Urmas Raudsepp |
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| Ocean Observing Systems I/ BOOS I - System Development |
| (Buch,E; Eremina,T) |
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| Sub-Regional Observing and Forecast System for the NE Baltic: Needs and First Results (080130-003) |
| Jüri Elken |
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| (Abstract only) Baltic Monotoring and Forecasting Centre (MFC) for GMES Marine Core Service (080128-034) |
| Dr. Jun She |
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| (Abstract only) GMES Services for Monitoring the Finnish Baltic Sea Coastal Waters (080128-031) |
| Mr. Timo Pyhälahti |
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| Coastal and Sub-Regional Operational Marine Core and Downstream Services in the Mediterranean Levantine Basin and their Success in Assisting the EU Response Agencies (080128-020) |
| Dr. George Zodiatis |
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| Physical Oceanography I - Internal Waves and Turbulence |
| (Lips,U; Davulienë,L) |
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| Estimates of Eddy Diffusivity in Bottom Boundary Layerof the Bornholm Deep (080129-005) |
| Prof. Vadim Paka |
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| Internal Solitons in the Sea: Experimental Data (080211-002) |
| Prof. Konstantin Sabinin |
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| (Abstract only) Surface Manifestations of Internal Soliton Trains in Non-Tidal Seas (080130-002) |
| Dr. Olga Lavrova |
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| (Abstract only) Wave Climate Variability in the Tallinn Area (080201-001) |
| Ms. Loreta Kelpsaite |
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| (Abstract only) Laboratory Modeling of Excitation of Internal Waves by Turbulent Buoyant Plumes Discharged from a Submerged Wastewater Outfall (080418-002) |
| Prof. Yuliya Troitskaya |
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May 27
3:00 PM
to
5:00 PM
May 28
8:00 AM
to
9:30 AM
| Plenary II |
| (Elken,J; Vadus,J) |
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| (Abstract only) Modeling of the Baltic Sea Food Web - from Nutrients to Cod (080103-001) |
| Prof. Wolfgang Fennel |
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| Deep Ocean Under Ice Operations of the MIR Submersibles on the North Pole (080125-006) |
| Dr. Anatoly Sagalevitch |
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| (Abstract only) Impact of Climate Change on Physical and Biogeochemical Variables of the Baltic Sea (080310-004) |
| Dr. Markus Meier |
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May 28
8:00 AM
to
9:30 AM
May 28
10:00 AM
to
12:00 PM
| Ecosystems I |
| (Emelyanov,E; Sundbäck,K) |
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| Linking NPZD and Foodweb Models of an Estuarine Lagoon Ecosystem (080205-002) |
| Dr. Ali Erturk |
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| Returning to the Baltic Proper: More Questions than Answers? (080130-001) |
| Ms. Anda Ikauniece |
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| Analysis and Management of Ecological Risk for Marine Ecosystems and People in the Baltic Sea Region (080109-002) |
| Prof. Vladimir Anikiev |
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| Factors Affecting the Role of Macrobenthos in Pelagic-Benthic Coupling in the Neva Bay (Eastern Gulf of Finland) (080313-001) |
| Prof. Sergey Golubkov |
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| (Abstract only) Distribution of Free-Living Nematodes on Sambian Peninsula Coast (South-East Baltic) (080128-052) |
| Ms. Svetlana Matviy |
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| Coastal Zone Management II |
| (Jasinevicius,R; Lessin,G) |
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| Seatrack Web: a Numerical Tool to Protect the Baltic Sea Marine Protected Areas (071103-001) |
| Prof. Andrey Kostianoy |
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| The Role of Simulated Wave-Height in Predictions of Benthic Species Distributions (080129-007) |
| Dr. Anna Nikolopoulos |
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| (Abstract only) 3-D Modelling Spreading of Wastewaters in the Neva Bay under Real Forcing (080128-022) |
| Dr. Anton Dvornikov |
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| The Impact of Sea Level Rise and How It Will Effect the Nile Delta Coast (080117-001) |
| Dr. S.H. Sharaf El Din |
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| Oil Spill II & Hazard I |
| (Missiaen,T; Stipa,T) |
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| Possibilities of Identification of Oil Films using Radar Probing of the Sea Surface (080128-009) |
| Dr. Stanislav Ermakov |
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| Seatrack Web Forecasts and Backtracking of Oil Spills - An Efficient Tool to Find Illegal Spills Using AIS (080125-002) |
| Cecilia Ambjörn |
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| Polarimetric Signature for Oil Spill Observation (080201-003) |
| Prof. Maurizio Migliaccio |
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| Microbial Indicators of Contaminataion of Water and Sediments by Warfare Agents in Baltic Sea Dump Sites (080116-002) |
| Dr. Yulia Polyak |
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| Effect of Dumped Chemical Weapon on the Baltic Sea Microbiota (080116-001) |
| Prof. Nadezda Medvedeva |
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| Ocean Observing Systems II/ BOOS II - Observations and Products |
| (Elken,J; Carroll,J) |
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| Ferrybox Measurements: A Tool to Study Meso-Scale Processes in the Gulf of Finland (Baltic Sea) (080128-037) |
| Prof. Urmas Lips |
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| Routine Water Quality Services for the Baltic Sea (GMES MarCoast) (080128-044) |
| Carsten Brockmann |
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| (Abstract only) DMI and BOOS Remote Sensing Products for the Baltic Sea (080128-026) |
| Mr. Jacob Hoeyer |
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| Changes in Hydrographic Conditions Associated with 2005-2007 Storm Surges in the Odra Mouth - A Numerical Study (080127-004) |
| Dr. Halina Kowalewska-Kalkowska |
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| (Abstract only) Toward an European Deepsea Observatories Network: the ESONET Contribution (080208-002) |
| Prof. Per Hall |
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| Student Posters I |
| (Raudsepp,U) |
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| Geological Indicators for Integrated Coastal Zone Management (080128-047) |
| Mrs Rosita Mileriene |
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| (Abstract only) Environmental Sensitivity Mapping for Oil Spill Management in the Lithuanian Coastal Zone, SE Baltic (080128-023) |
| Dr. Nerijus Blazauskas |
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| Analysis of Tide-Gauge Records and their Spectra of Tsunami Waves and Background Oscillations (080115-002) |
| Dr. Ira Didenkulova |
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| Iron Plaque Formation on Seagrasses: Why Not? (080124-001) |
| Ms. Katrina Povidisa |
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| Physical Oceanography II - Inflows to Baltic |
| (Nikitin,O; Zakharchuk,E) |
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| Scenario Simulation of Recent Baltic Sea Inflows Using the Model GETM (080128-016) |
| Dr. Adolf Stips |
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| Growing Demands for Downscaling of Climate Information - Examples from Predictions of Future Sea Levels (080128-046) |
| Dr. Signild Nerheim |
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| (Abstract only) Hydrometeorological Regime of the Lithuanian Coastal Zone (080129-006) |
| Dr. Lina Davulienë |
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| (Abstract only) Salinity Trend and Variation in the Lithuanian Coastal Waters (080128-013) |
| Dr. Lina Davulienë |
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May 28
10:00 AM
to
12:00 PM
May 28
1:00 PM
to
2:40 PM
| Ecosystems II |
| (Anikiev,V; Alari,V) |
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| (Abstract only) The Geochemical and Geoecological Environment in the Central Baltic (080123-004) |
| Dr. Emelyan Emelyanov |
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| Wastewater and Aerosol Attenuation of Solar Radiation above Sea Basins (080121-001) |
| Prof. Azad Bayramov |
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| Regional Spatial Distributions of Organic Carbon in Coastal Surface Sediments of the Baltic Sea. A Statistical Approach and a Rationale for Geophysical Surveying (080111-001) |
| Dr. Anders Jönsson |
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| Optical Properties of North-Eastern Baltic Sea in Spring and Summer 2007 (080129-003) |
| Mr. Victor Alari |
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| Coastal Ecosystem Management |
| (Grigelis,A; Klemas,V) |
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| 3D Modeling the Baltic Sea Ecosystem under Different Land Loads (080128-038) |
| Dr. Vladimir Ryabchenko |
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| Defining the Extent of Coastal Zone for Ecosystem-Based Management (080211-001) |
| Dr. Gennadi Lessin |
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| Operational Forecasts of Algae Blooms in the Baltic Sea (080320-001) |
| Dr. Iréne Lake |
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| (Abstract only) SMHI Ecosystem Hindcasting the Last 30 years - A Basis for Reference Conditions within the Marine Directive (080324-001) |
| Dr. Markus Meier |
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| Fuzzy Expert Maps for Risk Management Systems (080108-001) |
| Prof. Raimundas Jasinevicius |
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| Hazard II |
| (Stipa,T; Polyak,Y) |
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| Modelled Bioaccumulation of Chemical Warfare Agents within the Baltic Sea Food Web (080128-029) |
| Ms. Susa Niiranen |
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| Geophysical Investigations of a Chemical Munition Dumpsite in the Baltic Sea (080124-002) |
| Dr. Tine Missiaen |
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| Pathways of Suspended Particles Released in the Bottom Boundary Layer of the Bornholm Deep, Baltic Sea (numerical simulations) (080110-002) |
| Victor Zhurbas |
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| Ocean Observing Systems III/ BOOS III - Forecasting Systems |
| (Hall,P; Brockmann,C) |
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| A New Operational Forecasting System for the North Sea and the Baltic - General Setup and First Results (080128-019) |
| Dr. Frank Janssen |
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| Water Forecasts and Data Assimilation (080107-001) |
| Mr. Anders Erichsen |
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| (Abstract only) European COastal-Shelf Sea OPerational Observing and Forecasting System ECOOP (080321-002) |
| Dr. Erik Buch |
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| Wave Forecasts for the Baltic Sea using ECMWF Wind Fields as Forcing Data (080128-025) |
| Laura Tuomi |
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| To Be on the Right Path from BOOS to an Integrated Pan-European Marine Data Management System (080225-001) |
| Kai Soetje |
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| Student Posters II |
| (Raudsepp,U) |
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| Geological Indicators for Integrated Coastal Zone Management (080128-047) |
| Mrs Rosita Mileriene |
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| (Abstract only) Environmental Sensitivity Mapping for Oil Spill Management in the Lithuanian Coastal Zone, SE Baltic (080128-023) |
| Dr. Nerijus Blazauskas |
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| Analysis of Tide-Gauge Records and their Spectra of Tsunami Waves and Background Oscillations (080115-002) |
| Dr. Ira Didenkulova |
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| Iron Plaque Formation on Seagrasses: Why Not? (080124-001) |
| Ms. Katrina Povidisa |
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| Physical Oceanography III - Waves |
| (Lavrova,O; Williams,A) |
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| Past and Future Wave Climate in the Baltic Sea Produced by SWAN Model with Forcing from the Regional Climate Model RCA of the Rossby Centre (080128-042) |
| Dr. Ekaterini Kriezi |
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| Waves, Currents and their Relationships with Coastal Processes near Kelba Spit (Saaremaa Island) on the Basis of RDCP Measurements in Winter 2006/2007 (080128-011) |
| Dr. Ülo Suursaar |
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| Spatial Variation in High-Speed Ferry Wakes in the Tallinn Bay Area (080418-003) |
| Dr. Tomas Torsvik |
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| (Abstract only) On Long-Term Variations of Wave Conditions in the Northern Baltic Sea (080127-002) |
| Ms. Inga Zaitseva |
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| (Abstract only) The Main Features of Hydrophysical Regime of Lake Baikal (080128-005) |
| Prof. Pavel Sherstyankin |
|
May 28
1:00 PM
to
2:40 PM
May 28
2:40 PM
to
6:00 PM
| Excursion to Rocca al Mare |
| (Lessin,G; Raudsepp,U) |
|
May 28
2:40 PM
to
6:00 PM
May 29
8:00 AM
to
9:40 AM
| Remote Sensing of Coastal Ecosystems |
| (Ramsey,E; Walker,S) |
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| Remote Sensing of Coastal Ecosystems (080121-003) |
| Dr. Victor Klemas |
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| (Abstract only) An Integrated Model for Monitoring and Predicting Phragmites australis Colonization in a Managed Estuarine Reserve (080208-001) |
| Dr. Samuel Walker |
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| (Abstract only) Spectral Definition of Saltwater Macro Algae Ulva and Gracilaria and Inter-Tidal Microbial Mats in Marshes and Backbarrier Bays of the Delmarva Penninsula, USA. (080128-053) |
| Ms. Amina Rangoonwala |
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| Characterizing the Marsh Dieback Spectral Response at the Plant and Canopy Level with Hyperspectral and Temporal Remote Sensing Data (080125-007) |
| Dr. Elijah Ramsey |
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| Disturbed Ecosystems |
| (Ambjörn,C; Migliaccio,M) |
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| Contamination of the South-Eastern Baltic Sea and the Curonian Lagoon with Oil Products (080128-006) |
| Ms. Galina Garnaga |
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| Effects of Harbour Dredging on Soft Bottom Invertebrate Communities: Does Environmental Variability Affect Community Response? (080128-033) |
| Dr. Jonne Kotta |
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| Radionuclide Pollution Control in Sea Water (080121-002) |
| Prof. Azad Bayramov |
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| Environmental Impact of Port Construction: Port of Sillamäe Case Study (Gulf of Finlad, Baltic Sea) (080128-039) |
| Dr. Kaarel Orviku |
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| Ocean Observing Systems IV/ BOOS IV - Modeling |
| (Soetje,K; Tuomi,L) |
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| Development of the Complex of Coordinated Models as a Basis for Operational Forecasting System for the Eastern Part of the Gulf of Finland (080131-002) |
| Dr. Tatjana Eremina |
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| Major Advances in Cabled Ocean Observatories (VENUS and NEPTUNE Canada) in Shallow and Deep Sea Settings (080110-003) |
| Prof. Verena Tunnicliffe |
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| (Abstract only) Implementation of High Resolution Model of Atmosphere into Operational Oceanographic Forecast in the South-Eastern Baltic (080128-049) |
| Antoni Staskiewicz |
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| Physical Oceanography IV - Regional Influences |
| (Paka,V; Sherstyankin,P) |
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| Analysis of Tide-Gauge Records and their Spectra of Tsunami Waves and Background Oscillations (080115-002) |
| Dr. Ira Didenkulova |
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| Variation of Sea Level Trends along the Coast of the Gulf of Finland (080128-001) |
| Dr. Oleg Nikitin |
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| Estuarine Transport versus Vertical Movement and Mixing of Water Masses in the Gulf of Finland (Baltic Sea) (080128-036) |
| Prof. Urmas Lips |
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| Observation, Parameterization and Simulation of Turbulent Mixing in the Gulf of Finland, the Baltic Sea (080128-010) |
| Dr. Madis-Jaak Lilover |
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| (Abstract only) Validation of Three-Dimensional Hydrodynamic Models in the Gulf of Finland Based on a Statistical Analysis of a Six-Model Ensemble (080418-001) |
| Dr. Kai Myrberg |
|
May 29
8:00 AM
to
9:40 AM
May 29
10:00 AM
to
12:00 PM
| Ocean Remote Sensing |
| (Ramsey,E; Walker,S) |
|
| Assimilation of Satellite Data in a Suspended Particulate Matter Transport Model (080125-005) |
| Dr. Heinz Günther |
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| Complex Satellite Monitoring of the Nord Stream Gas Pipeline Construction (080123-002) |
| Prof. Andrey Kostianoy |
|
| (Abstract only) Optical and Physical Properties of Coastal Water and their Relations to Radar (ASAR) Data - Case Study of Muuga Bay in the Gulf of Finland (080128-008) |
| Ms. Liis Sipelgas |
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| Ship Detection over Single-Look Complex SAR Images (080201-002) |
| Prof. Maurizio Migliaccio |
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| Sun Glint Correction of Airborne AISA Images for Mapping Shallow-Water Benthos (080128-007) |
| Ms. Ele Vahtmäe |
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| Marine Biology and Fisheries Management |
| (Anikiev,V; Aps,R) |
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| Biodiversity of Microzooplankton (Ciliates and Rotifers) in the Baltic Sea (080122-002) |
| Ms. Ekaterina Mironova |
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| Investigation of the Target Strength-to-Length Relationship of Baltic Herring (Clupea Harengus) for use in Biomass Estimation (080128-032) |
| Mr. Sascha Fässler |
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| Responses of Coastal Zoobenthos to Stress Induced by Drifting Algae in the Neva Estuary (080128-027) |
| Dr. Nadezhda Berezina |
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| Comprehensive Estimation of Marine Economy and Resource Potential of Coastal Rregion (080101-001) |
| Dr. George Gogoberidze |
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| Iron Plaque Formation on Seagrasses: Why Not? (080124-001) |
| Ms. Katrina Povidisa |
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| Sediment Transport |
| (Alari,V; Polyak,Y) |
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| Role of Sedimentation and Resuspension of Particulate Matter in Fluctuations of Trophic Status of the Neva Estuary (080210-001) |
| Mr. Mikhail Golubkov |
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| Transport of Sediments Resuspended by Ferries (080129-002) |
| Dr. Ants Erm |
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| Modelling of Suspended Particulate Matter Transport in Coastal Areas (080125-001) |
| Dr. Andrey Pleskachevsky |
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| (Abstract only) The Role of Anthropogenic Factor in the Transport of Sediments in the Vistula Lagoon (080129-004) |
| Dr. Vladimir Chechko |
|
| Instrumentation I - Sensors |
| (Fristedt,T; Williams,A) |
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| Development of High Resolution Measuring Systems (080131-001) |
| Prof. Vadim Paka |
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| Expendable Benthic Lander (071207-001) |
| Dr. Albert Williams |
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| Air-Sea Interaction Profiler: Autonomous Upper Ocean Measurements (080110-001) |
| Dr. Brian Ward |
|
| Electromagnetic Footprint Measurements from a Towed Platform for Characterizing Sub-Bottom Conductivities and Structures in the Stockholm Archipelago (080123-003) |
| Dr. Tim Fristedt |
|
May 29
10:00 AM
to
12:00 PM
May 29
1:00 PM
to
2:40 PM
| Coastal Lagoons |
| (Razinkovas,A; Chubarenko,B) |
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| Lagoons and Shallow Bays as Filters in the Coastal Ecosystem (080303-001) |
| Kristina Sundbäck |
|
| Temporal and Spatial Distribution of Submerged Vegetation and Diaspore Bank of a Brackish Coastal Lagoon on the Southern Baltic Sea (080125-003) |
| Dr. Uwe Selig |
|
| (Abstract only) Mapping of Hydrophytes Distribution in the Coastal Zone of the Vistula Lagoon (Kaliningrad Region, Russia). (080127-001) |
| Ms. Olga Kovalyova |
|
| Assessment of the Effects of Variation in External Nutrient Loads on the Curonian Lagoon Ecosystem (080205-001) |
| Dr. Arturas Razinkovas |
|
| Climate Change Related Scenarios of Physical Forcing for the Baltic Lagoons (080322-001) |
| Dr. Boris Chubarenko |
|
| Ocean Observing Systems V/US Regional Associations |
| (Willis,Z) |
|
| Observing Storm-Induced Sediment Resuspension Processes in the Mid-Atlantic Bight with Slocum Gliders (080126-001) |
| Prof. Scott Glenn |
|
| Observing System Depiction of Circulation on the SE US Coastal Ocean (080128-043) |
| Prof. Harvey Seim |
|
| The Mid-Atlantic Regional Coastal Ocean Observing System: Serving Coast Guard Needs in the Mid-Atlantic Bight (080118-001) |
| Dr. Josh Kohut |
|
| (Abstract only) Building a Network of Regional Associations for Ocean and Coastal Observing in the US to Deliver Timely Information about the US's Coastal Oceans for Ecosystem Management, Climate Change and other Critical Issues (080128-021) |
| Josie Quintrell |
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| Progress toward a Sea-Floor Observatory at a Carbonate/Hydrate Mound in the Northern Gulf of Mexico (080123-005) |
| Dr. Thomas McGee |
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| Instrumentation II - Platforms |
| (Ward,B; Paka,V) |
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| Recent Advances in Ferrybox Monitoring on Board FINNMAID Ferry (080122-001) |
| Mr. Seppo Kaitala |
|
| Enabling Discovery Based Science with Webb Gliders (071029-001) |
| Prof. Oscar Schofield |
|
| FerryBox - Continuous and Automatic Water Quality Observations along Transects in the North Sea (080128-045) |
| Dr. Wilhelm Petersen |
|
| CFD Simulations and Real World Measurements of Drag of Biologically Inspired Underwater Robot (080202-001) |
| Dr. Madis Listak |
|
May 29
1:00 PM
to
2:40 PM
May 29
3:00 PM
to
4:00 PM
| Plenary III |
| (Williams,A; Raudsepp,U) |
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| Nord Stream Route Survey (080321-001) |
| Mr. Simon Bonnell |
|
May 29
3:00 PM
to
4:00 PM