Work Package
WP1 : Detecting Sargassum
Development of detection indexes based on MTG-FCI data with explicit consideration of aerosols Task 1: Development of the sargassum detection indexes Sargassum algae, like all photosynthetic species, exhibit specific reflectance spectra around the red- edge and near-infrared bands. Around 600 nm (red-edge bands), these species absorb almost all of the radiation while displaying a reflectance […]
WP2 : Modelling the life-cycle
Understanding and modelling sargassum life-cycle The year to year re-emergence of the sargassum in the « Great Atlantic Sargassum Belt » is allowed by their persistence in boreal winter in the eastern north Tropical Atlantic, where warm and nutrient- rich waters provide optimal conditions for their survival (Berline et al, 2017; Skliris et al 2022). In a […]