| Phytoplankton blooms have been monitored from April 2003 to August 2004, between latitudes 41°S and 45°S, in the region of Los Lagos in Chile, using MERIS and AATSR data from ENVISAT and from in situ oceanographic measurements. Apparently no other applications of remote sensing to monitor ocean features in this area was found. High frequency of cloud coverage, except in summer when plankton blooms prevail, may be one of the reasons to underestimate this technique. The study has included sampling in the coastal areas of this region using a Fluoroprobe, instrument specifically designed to simultaneously measure total concentration of chlorophyll and quantify the abundance of the following 5 algae divisions: Chlorophyceae, Cyanophyceae,... |
