Correlation of Sea Surface Temperature and Chlorophyll-a in the Gulf of Maine
Year: 2025
Type: article
Abstract: The Gulf of Maine (GoM) is one of the fastest warming parts of the world’s oceans, impacting the fishing economy and the natural habitat it relies upon. In August 2023, a non-toxic brown dinoflagellate algae (Tripos muelleri) bloom overtook >100 miles, stretching from Massachusetts to Maine. While not a dinoflagellate related to Harmful Algae Blooms (HABs), algae blooms deplete essential nutrients from the food cycle and are associated with mortality events in many aquatic species. Previously, researchers determined a relationship between dinoflagellate HABs and the increasing sea surface temperature (SST) and acidification in the GoM. Since we have observed temperature fluctuations and algae blooms worthy of further observation. Based on previous research available, I hypothesized that changes in remotely sensed chlorophyll a will correlate with changes in SST in the GoM.
Author: Berg, Laura
Language: English
Subfield: Oceanography
Field: Earth and Planetary Sciences
Domain: Physical Sciences
SDG: Life below water
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W7204262162