Accession Number:

ADA621233

Title:

Optical Detection and Assessment of the Harmful Alga, Karenia brevis

Descriptive Note:

Annual rept.

Corporate Author:

UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI STENNIS SPACE CENTER DEPT OF MARINE SCIENCE

Personal Author(s):

• Lohrenz, Steven E.
• Schofield, Oscar M.

Report Date:

2003-09-30

Pagination or Media Count:

7.0

Abstract:

Our overall hypothesis is that populations of the red tide species Karenia brevis give rise to distinct and identifiable optical signatures in inherent optical properties and remote sensing reflectance. Accordingly, the primary objective of this project is to refine and evaluate optical approaches to detect and assess bloom events of K. brevis, and to define limits of detection.

Descriptors:

• *ALGAE
• *OPTICAL DETECTION
• AQUATIC ORGANISMS
• OPTICAL PROPERTIES
• OPTICAL SIGNATURES
• REFLECTANCE
• REMOTE DETECTION

Subject Categories:

• Biological Oceanography
• Optics

Distribution Statement:

APPROVED FOR PUBLIC RELEASE