Monitoring of Harmful Algal Blooms [Hardcover]

Monitoring of Harmful Algae Blooms is a timely guide to the research techniques in use to monitor visible algae blooms and through remote sensing, including infrared techniques, predict them through mathematical modeling. Drawing on current and future satellite data, the book presents visible perspectives on a more efficient HAB monitoring system for the future. It also emphasizes practical applications, impacting on marine ecology, national economy, health, food and safety and quality assurance.

Some of the wide variety of phytoplankton species in our oceans produce toxins harmful to marine life. Drawing on current and future satellite data, this book details the research techniques for monitoring and predicting visible algae blooms.

1. Aspects of Harmful Algal Blooms (HAB).- 2. Biology and ecology of some harmful algal species (focus on Chantonella-tbd).- 3. Retrieval of algal bloom related quantities from space.- 4. Monitoring algal bloom from space.- 5. Integrated approach for operational and forecasting HAB events.- 6. Outlook.

Drawing on current and future satellite data presents visible perspectives of a more efficient HAB monitoring system for the future

Emphasises practical applications, impacting on marine ecology, national economy, health, food and safety and quality assurance

Using remote sensing and ecological/biochemical numerical modelling for data assimilation as techniques for predicting HAB

Sometimes known as Red Tides, some of the wide variety of phytoplankton species in the Worlds oceans produce toxins which can harm marine life. In certain circumstances, these harmful algae blooms can even cause illness or death in humans. Shellfish filter feed on phytoplankton and concentrate their toxins in their bodies and people who eat them can contract life threatening food poisoning. A number of countries have monitoring programs to measl“.