title: Water quality monitoring using remote sensing in support of the EU water framework directive (WFD): a case study in the Gulf of Finland.
abstract: Water quality monitoring using remote sensing has been studied in Finland for many years. But there are still few discussions on water quality monitoring using remote sensing technology in support of water policy and legislation in Finland under the WFD. In this study, we present water quality monitoring using remote sensing in the Gulf of Finland, and focus on the spatial distribution of water quality information from satellite-based observations in support of water policy by a case study of nitrate concentrations in surface waters. In addition, we briefly describe instruments using a system of river basin districts (RBD), highlighting the importance of integrated water resources and river-basin management in the WFD, and discuss the role of water quality monitoring using remote sensing in the implementation of water policy in Finland under the WFD.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Law Helsinki University of Technology, PO Box 1200, FIN-02015, HUT, Finland, USA.
authors.forename: Qiaoling
authors.initials: Q
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.forename: Yuanzhi
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.forename: Martti
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Hallikainen
mesh_terms: D004784:Environmental Monitoring / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods*; D005387:Finland; D009566:Nitrates / Q000032:analysis; D045483:Rivers; D017215:Satellite Communications; D014867:Water / Q000737:chemistry*; D014881:Water Supply / Q000032:analysis
chemical_list: D009566:Nitrates; D014867:Water