· Special topic on eutrophication.
What is eutrophication?
Monitoring of eutrophication by remote sensing
· Spacial topic on Landsat data.
An introduction of Landsat data analysis for detection of land cover changes

· An introduction of NPEC’s Toyama Bay Project initiative.

Toyama Bay case study on eutrophication assessment based on “Procedures for assessment of eutrophication status including evaluation of land based sources of nutrients for the NOWPAP region” (Japanese)

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· Other sites using data supplied by our system are below.
Changes in the Bohai Sea (Kyushu University Applied Mechanics Research Center, Professor Yanagi’s Research Team) (Japanese)

· Research documents

Procedures for assessment of eutrophication status including evaluation of land-based sources of nutrients for the NOWPAP region(developed in June 2009)(English)	(1.3MB)
Eutrophication Monitoring Guidelines by Remote Sensing for the NOWPAP Region(English)	(4.5MB)

· Workshop presentations

Genki Terauchi, Ryo Tsujimoto and Joji Ishizaka (2010) Assessment of eutrophication status in Toyama Bay based on the “Procedures for assessment of eutrophication status including evaluation of land based sources of nutrients for the NOWPAP region” (English)	(7.9MB)
Genki Terauchi and Joji Ishizaka (2004) Inter-annual change of chlorophyll-a in Toyama Bay -Comparison of 1998 and 2003 Second Korea Japan Ocean Color Workshop (NPEC document: Supplied by Nagasaki University: English)