Optical remote sensing of marine and inland waters “BELCOLOUR-2” (SR/00/104). Final Report.

This report describes the research carried out in the framework of the BELCOLOUR-2 project, funded as a thematic network by the Belgian Science Policy Office (BELSPO) STEREO programme over the period December 2006-December 2011. The general objective of the BELCOLOUR-2 project was “to improve the quality of existing optical remote sensing products for marine and inland waters based on new knowledge and to develop new products (including primary production and partial pressure of CO2) for key applications such as aquaculture and air-sea CO2 fluxes.” BELCOLOUR-2 benefited from the experience built up in the previous BELCOLOUR-1 project (2002-6) whose results can be found at http:www.mumm.ac.be/BELCOLOUR.