Algal Bloom in the Northern End of the Caspian Sea

From NOAA Satellite and Information Service:

The NOAA/NASA Suomi NPP satellite captured this true-color image of an algal bloom in the northern end of the Caspian Sea on May 10, 2016. Bordered by Russia, Azerbaijan, Iran, Turkmenistan and Kazakhstan, the Caspian Sea (really a lake, as it is landlocked) suffers frequent algal blooms due to influxes of agricultural runoff, raw sewage, and other pollutants.

Scientists regularly use satellite data to monitor the location and growth of harmful algal blooms (HAB), which have become commonplace in many parts of the world, including the United States.

Here at home, NOAA's CoastWatch program provides a variety of satellite-derived data products to identify blooms and predict HAB formation. In addition, NOAA’s National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science has developed the Harmful Algal Bloom Operational Forecast System, which combines satellite data with wind, water, current and other modeled and other environmental observations to identify HAB location, size and trajectory.

To learn more, see "Satellites See Red, Blue and Green: Monitoring Harmful Algal Blooms from Space" on the NOAA NESDIS website athttp://go.usa.gov/cKgmR


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