Applications of satellite ocean color sensors for monitoring and predicting harmful algal blooms
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Abstract
The new satellite ocean color sensors offer a means of detecting and monitoring algal blooms in the ocean and coastal zone. Beginning with SeaWiFS (Sea Wide Field-of-view Sensor) in September 1997, these sensors provide coverage every 1 to 2 days with 1-km pixel view at nadir. Atmospheric correction algorithms designed for the coastal zone combined with regional chlorophyll algorithms can provide good and reproducible estimates of chlorophyll, providing the means of monitoring various algal blooms. Harmful algal blooms (HABs) caused by Karenia brevis in the Gulf of Mexico are particularly amenable to remote observation. The Gulf of Mexico has relatively clear water and K. brevis, in bloom conditions, tends to produce a major portion of the phytoplankton biomass. A monitoring program has begun in the Gulf of Mexico that integrates field data from state monitoring programs with satellite imagery, providing an improved capability for the monitoring of K. brevis blooms.
| Publication type | Article |
|---|---|
| Publication Subtype | Journal Article |
| Title | Applications of satellite ocean color sensors for monitoring and predicting harmful algal blooms |
| Series title | Human and Ecological Risk Assessment |
| DOI | 10.1080/20018091095050 |
| Volume | 7 |
| Issue | 5 |
| Year Published | 2001 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | Taylor & Francis |
| Contributing office(s) | St. Petersburg Coastal and Marine Science Center |
| Description | 6 p. |
| First page | 1363 |
| Last page | 1368 |
| Country | United States |
| Other Geospatial | Gulf of Mexico |
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