Algal blooms from orbit

Florida's red tides arrive with little warning and cost the state its beaches, its fisheries, and sometimes its air. Working with NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory, I study how well satellites can detect and track harmful algal blooms along Florida's coast, comparing today's ocean-color record against the next generation of hyperspectral sensors and pairing what they see with ocean conditions like sea-surface temperature. A first-author publication is pending, and the link will live here when it's out.