Mobile device application for monitoring cyanobacteria harmful algal blooms using Sentinel-3 satellite Ocean and Land Colour Instruments.

ABSTRACT: Cyanobacterial harmful algal blooms (cyanoHAB) cause human and ecological health problems in lakes worldwide. The timely distribution of satellite-derived cyanoHAB data is necessary for adaptive water quality management and for targeted deployment of water quality monitoring resources. Software platforms that permit timely, useful, and cost-effective delivery of information from satellites are required to help managers respond to cyanoHABs. The Cyanobacteria Assessment Network (CyAN) mobile device application (app) uses data from the European Space Agency Copernicus Sentinel-3 satellite Ocean and Land Colour Instrument (OLCI) in near realtime to make initial water quality assessments and quickly alert managers to potential problems and emerging threats related to cyanobacteria. App functio

SUBMITTER: Schaeffer BA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6781247 | biostudies-literature | 2018

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature