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Article: Forecasting of environmental risk maps of coastal algal blooms

TitleForecasting of environmental risk maps of coastal algal blooms
Authors
KeywordsAlgal bloom forecasting system
Eutrophication
Hong Kong waters
Nutrients
Red tides
Risk assessment
Water quality management
Issue Date2009
PublisherElsevier BV. The Journal's web site is located at http://www.elsevier.com/locate/hal
Citation
Harmful Algae, 2009, v. 8 n. 3, p. 407-420 How to Cite?
AbstractWe present the elements of an algal bloom risk forecast system which aims to provide a scientific prognosis of the likelihood of an algal bloom occurrence as a function of: (a) the nutrient concentration; and (b) the forecasted wind and tide-induced vertical mixing relative to the critical value defined by the environmental and algal growth conditions. The model is validated with high frequency field observations of algal blooms in recent years and only requires the input of readily available field measurements of water column transparency, nutrient concentration, representative maximum algal growth rate, and a simple estimate of vertical mixing as a function of tidal range, wind speed, and density stratification. The forecasted region-wide risk maps successfully predicted the observed algal bloom occurrences in Hong Kong waters over the past 20 years, with a correct prognosis rate of 87%. It is shown that algal blooms are to a large extent controlled by the interaction of physical and biological processes. This work provides a general framework to interpret the complex spatial and temporal dynamics of observed algal blooms, and paves the way for the development of real time algal bloom risk forecast systems. © 2008 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
Persistent Identifierhttp://hdl.handle.net/10722/58497
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2023 Impact Factor: 5.5
2023 SCImago Journal Rankings: 1.940
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Funding AgencyGrant Number
University Grants Committee, HKSAR, ChinaAoE/P-04104
Hong Kong Research Grants CouncilHKU 7110/04E
Funding Information:

This work is supported by a grant from the University Grants Committee, HKSAR, China (project no. AoE/P-04104), and in part by the Hong Kong Research Grants Council (project no. HKU 7110/04E). We are grateful to the Hong Kong Environmental Protection Department for the use of their long-term water quality data. [SS]

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dc.contributor.authorHarrison, PJen_HK
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dc.identifier.issn1568-9883en_HK
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dc.description.abstractWe present the elements of an algal bloom risk forecast system which aims to provide a scientific prognosis of the likelihood of an algal bloom occurrence as a function of: (a) the nutrient concentration; and (b) the forecasted wind and tide-induced vertical mixing relative to the critical value defined by the environmental and algal growth conditions. The model is validated with high frequency field observations of algal blooms in recent years and only requires the input of readily available field measurements of water column transparency, nutrient concentration, representative maximum algal growth rate, and a simple estimate of vertical mixing as a function of tidal range, wind speed, and density stratification. The forecasted region-wide risk maps successfully predicted the observed algal bloom occurrences in Hong Kong waters over the past 20 years, with a correct prognosis rate of 87%. It is shown that algal blooms are to a large extent controlled by the interaction of physical and biological processes. This work provides a general framework to interpret the complex spatial and temporal dynamics of observed algal blooms, and paves the way for the development of real time algal bloom risk forecast systems. © 2008 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.en_HK
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dc.rightsHarmful Algae. Copyright © Elsevier BV.en_HK
dc.subjectAlgal bloom forecasting systemen_HK
dc.subjectEutrophicationen_HK
dc.subjectHong Kong watersen_HK
dc.subjectNutrientsen_HK
dc.subjectRed tidesen_HK
dc.subjectRisk assessmenten_HK
dc.subjectWater quality managementen_HK
dc.titleForecasting of environmental risk maps of coastal algal bloomsen_HK
dc.typeArticleen_HK
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