An empirical, multispectral classification algorithm was used on the satellite ocean color data to detect the blooms. The blooms often color the water reddish-brown, giving the name "red tides" to these bloom events.
Project Contact:
Chris Brown
NOAA/NESDIS E/RA3
NOAA Science Center, Room 105
4700 Silver Hill Road
Stop 9910
Washington, DC 20233-9910, USA
Phone: (301) 763-8102 x158
FAX: (301) 763-8020
Email:chrisb@orbit.nesdis.noaa.gov
The original data are courtesy of the SeaWiFS Project.