MODIS detects a devastating algal bloom in Paracas Bay, Peru
- 9 November 2004
- journal article
- Published by American Geophysical Union (AGU) in Eos
- Vol. 85 (45) , 465-472
- https://doi.org/10.1029/2004eo450002
Abstract
The medium‐resolution bands on NASA's Moderate‐Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) were successfully used to detect and map the distribution of a harmful phyto‐plankton bloom in the Paracas Bay Peru, that caused economic losses worth millions of dollars. Routine application of MODIS data can be a valuable and cost‐effective way to monitor harmful blooms and other turbid water plumes that cause disruption to the fishery and aquaculture operations of many coastal areas.This publication has 4 references indexed in Scilit:
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