Estimating cyanobacterial bloom transport by coupling remotely sensed imagery and a hydrodynamic model

Ecological Applications

Volumn 21, Issue 7, 2011, Pages 2709-2721

  Wynne, Timothy T ^a   Stumpf, Richard P ^a   Tomlinson, Michelle C ^a   Schwab, David J ^a   Watabayashi, Glen Y ^a   Christensen, John D ^a  

^a NOAA EARTH SYSTEM RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Algal bloom; Cyanobacteria; Ecological forecasting; Lake Erie, USA; Laurentian Great Lakes; Microcystis aeruginosa; Microcystis spp.; Modeling; Remote sensing; Time series

Indexed keywords

ALGAL BLOOM; CYANOBACTERIUM; ECOLOGICAL APPROACH; ESTIMATION METHOD; FRESHWATER; HYDRODYNAMICS; LAKE ECOSYSTEM; NATURAL RESOURCE; PERSISTENCE; PIXEL; PUBLIC HEALTH; REMOTE SENSING; SATELLITE IMAGERY; TIME SERIES;

ALGAL BLOOM; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; CYANOBACTERIUM; ECOSYSTEM; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; LAKE; METHODOLOGY; REMOTE SENSING; TIME; UNITED STATES; WATER FLOW;

CYANOBACTERIA; ECOSYSTEM; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; GREAT LAKES REGION; HARMFUL ALGAL BLOOM; LAKES; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; REMOTE SENSING TECHNOLOGY; TIME FACTORS; WATER MOVEMENTS;

GREAT LAKES [NORTH AMERICA]; LAKE ERIE; UNITED STATES;

ALGAE; CYANOBACTERIA; MICROCYSTIS; MICROCYSTIS AERUGINOSA;

EID: 80053947168     PISSN: 10510761     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1890/10-1454.1     Document Type: Article

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