Eyes on Earth Episode 10 – Landsat and Water Quality

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Summary: We tend to associate Landsat satellites with what we see on solid Earth, but they can also tell us much about the health of our inland and coastal ecosystems. Landsat can be used to monitor harmful algal blooms, for example. Eyes on Earth guest Dr. Nima Pahlevan, a Landsat Science Team member, is part of a research team that tracks algal blooms worldwide using Landsat data.

Guest: Dr. Nima Pahlevan, Landsat Science Team

Host: Steve Young

Producer: Brian Hauge

Release date: Dec. 2, 2019

More on Landsat and Aquatic Health: 

• Global Study Finds Algal Blooms Intensifying in Freshwater Lakes Worldwide
• Publication: Widespread global increase in intense lake phytoplankton blooms since the 1980s
• Inland Lakes, Rivers and Streams research at EROS