Michigan Bloom, Side by Side (24 Jul vs 7 Sep 1999)

  • Credit

    NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center, The SeaWiFS Project and ORBIMAGE, Scientific Visualization Studio. NOTE: All SeaWiFS images and data presented on this web site are for research and educational use only. All commercial use of SeaWiFS data must be coordinated with ORBIMAGE (http://www.orbimage.com).

Side by Side View of the Michigan Bloom - July 24, Sept. 7, 1999

Two possible explanations for the brightening were advanced in 1999: A large bloom of cyanobacteria such as microcystis or an inorganic precipitation of calcium carbonate triggered by warming surface waters. I never heard whether one or the other choice was validated by researchers on Lake Michigan. A variety of atmospheric aerosols and clouds over the lake also effect the perceived brightness of the water from image to image.

Lake Michigan on July 24, 1999

Metadata

  • Sensor

    OrbView-2/SeaWiFS

  • Animation ID

    608

  • Video ID

    SVS1999-0010

  • Start Timecode

    01:11:13:00

  • End Timecode

    01:12:21:00

  • Animator

    Stuart A. Snodgrass

  • Studio

    SVS

  • Visualization Date

    1999/11/17

  • Scientist

    Gene Feldman (NASA/GSFC)

  • Keywords

    Bloom, Lake Michigan

  • DLESE Subject

    Biological oceanography, Hydrology

  • Data Date

    1999/07/24, 1999/09/07

  • Animation Type

    Stills