Remote Sensing of Algal Bloom Dynamics

Abstract

mhe last decade has seen rapid advances in two technologybased approaches to the study of algal biology: the use of remote sensing, which quantitatively measures light reflected from the surface of the earth, as a tool to study regional-scale aquatic ecosystem dynamics, and the refinement of techniques to identify and quantify algal pigments. Although research in remote sensing has been driven by the ongoing development of new sensors, advances in pigment analysis have essentially evolved from continual research in algal population dynamics, ecology, and physiology. Recent innovative results in both