Aquatic Sciences Meeting, Albuquerque 2001
| CS30 Remote Sensing and Technological Tools |
| Date: Tuesday, February 13, 2001, Time: 10:45:00 AM |
| Location: Sandia/Santa Ana |
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| Balch, W, M, Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences, POB 475, W. Boothbay Harbor, ME 04575, USA, bbalch@bigelow.org |
| Drapeau, D, , Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences, POB 475, W. Boothbay Harbor, ME 04575, USA, @bigelow.org |
| Bowler, B, , Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences, POB 475, W. Boothbay Harbor, ME 04575, USA, @bigelow.org |
| Goes, J, , Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences, POB 475, W. Boothbay Harbor, ME 04575, USA, @bigelow.org |
| Ashe, A, , AVI BioPharma, 4575 Research Way, Suite 200, Corvallis, OR 97333, USA, |
| Scally, E, , Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences, POB 475, W. Boothbay Harbor, ME 04575, USA, escally@bigelow.org |
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| ANATOMY OF A COCCOLITHOPHORE BLOOM |
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| It is rare to observe all stages of a coccolithophore bloom, mainly due to the inability to predict where blooms will form in time and space, plus lack of sufficient ship time to occupy the bloom for its duration. During the summer of 2000, as part of the NASA SIMBIOS program, we observed the complete sequence of development and demise of a mesoscale coccolithophore bloom along a 315km ferry transect in the Gulf of Maine. The coccolithophores were confined to a well-defined hydrographical regime and juxtaposed with diatom-dominated populations. The bloom was also observed by MODIS and SeaWiFS ocean color sensors. We will present bio-optical data, microscopic observations, and remote sensing imagery from this bloom and relate the results to the ecology of the ubiquitous coccolithophore Emiliania huxleyi. |
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