The need for more effective environmental monitoring of the open and coastal ocean has
recently led to notable advances in satellite ocean color technology and algorithm research …

Algae serves as a food source for a wide range of aquatic species; however, a high
concentration of inorganic nutrients under favorable conditions can result in the …

Retrieval of aquatic biogeochemical variables, such as the near-surface concentration of
chlorophyll-a (Chl a) in inland and coastal waters via remote observations, has long been …

The coastal zones are the most inhabited areas of the world and are therefore strongly
affected by humans, leading to undesirable environmental changes that may alter the …

Moderate-high-resolution satellite missions provide an opportunity to capture subtle spatial
variability in lakes; however, the sparsity of time series for individual satellite instruments …

The occurrence and related risks from cyanobacterial blooms have increased world-wide
over the past 40 years. Information on the abundance and distribution of cyanobacteria is …

Management of coastal and marine natural resources presents a number of challenges as a
growing global population and a changing climate require us to find better strategies to …

The size and distribution of Phytoplankton populations are indicators of the ecological status
of a water body. The chlorophyll-a (Chl-a) concentration is estimated as a proxy for the …

Cyanobacteria are notorious for producing harmful algal blooms that present an ever-
increasing serious threat to aquatic ecosystems worldwide, impacting the quality of drinking …

Satellite ocean color datasets have vast potentials for assessing and monitoring of marine
environments. However, with the MODIS sensor aging and the VIIRS sensor reaching …