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.

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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:

Science in Action