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Early Detection of Algae Yields Savings

Satellites can spot some blooms earlier, resulting in significant savings on health care, lost work hours, and other economic costs.


NASA Earth Observatory images by Lauren Dauphin, using Landsat data from the U.S. Geological Survey and data courtesy of Blake Schaeffer/EPA from Stroming, Signe, et al. (2020). Story by Aries Keck, NASA Earth Science Applied Sciences, with Mike Carlowicz.

Published August 4, 2020
Data acquired June 20, 2017

Sources:
Landsat 8 > OLI
Sentinel-3
Collection:
Applied Sciences