| Banded structure of drifting macroalgae. | |
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MedLine Citation:
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PMID: 19717172 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
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A massive bloom of macroalgae occurred in the western Yellow Sea at the end of May, 2008, and lasted for nearly 2 months. The surface-drifting macroalgae was observed to accumulate in a pattern dominated by linear bands. The maximum length of individual algal bands exceeded 10 km and the distance between neighboring bands ranged from hundreds of meters to 6 km. Seven satellite images were analyzed to determine the distances between neighboring bands. Proportions of about 24%, 38%, and 22% are responsible for the separation distances smaller than 1 km, between 1 and 2 km, and between 2 and 3 km, respectively. The separation of about five percent of the bands exceeds 4 km. The probability distribution of the separation distance is quite close to log-normal which is that found in Langmuir circulation. However, the observed algal band separation greatly exceeds the distances between convergence lines reported in Langmuir circulation. |
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Authors:
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Fangli Qiao; Dejun Dai; John Simpson; Harald Svendsen |
Publication Detail:
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Type: Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't Date: 2009-08-29 |
Journal Detail:
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Title: Marine pollution bulletin Volume: 58 ISSN: 1879-3363 ISO Abbreviation: Mar. Pollut. Bull. Publication Date: 2009 Dec |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 2009-11-30 Completed Date: 2010-01-14 Revised Date: - |
Medline Journal Info:
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Nlm Unique ID: 0260231 Medline TA: Mar Pollut Bull Country: England |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 1792-5 Citation Subset: IM |
Affiliation:
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First Institute of Oceanography, State Oceanic Administration, China. qiaofl@fio.org.cn |
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Algae
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growth & development* Environmental Monitoring / methods* Eutrophication* Kinetics Pacific Ocean Seawater / chemistry* Water Movements* Water Pollutants / analysis* |
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0/Water Pollutants |
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