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.

Side by Side view of the Michigan Bloom (July 24, Sept. 7, 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