91探花oceanographers are working on a system that will act like a ‘weather forecast’ for Pacific Northwest harmful algal blooms.
September 29, 2016
91探花gets NOAA grant to begin testing new forecast for toxic shellfish
Tag: harmful algal blooms
A study led by researchers at the 91探花 and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration connects the unprecedented West Coast toxic algal bloom of 2015 to the unusually warm ocean conditions 鈥� nicknamed “the blob” 鈥� in winter and spring of that year.
Oceanographers from the 91探花and NOAA deployed a new tool that will automatically test for harmful algal blooms and help warn of when they could hit local beaches.
91探花 scientists have sequenced the complete genetic makeup of a species of ecologically important algae, which may aid in biofuel production.
A 91探花research analyst who monitors harmful algae in Washington state is aboard a federal research vessel surveying a massive bloom that stretches from California up to Canada.
Better understanding of how a deadly algae grows offshore and gets carried to Pacific Northwest beaches has led to a computer model that can predict when the unseen threat will hit local beaches.