Physical Mechanism for Karenia brevis Bloom Initiation in Texas Kristen M. Thyng Harmful Algae 2013 Texas A&M University Robert D. Hetland, Xiaoqian Zhang, Lisa Campbell October 29, 2013 Kristen M. Thyng (Texas A&M) Harmful Algae 2013 October 29, 2013 1 / 6
Mechanism for Aggregation x x x Based on R.D. Hetland and L. Campbell, GRL, 2007. Kristen M. Thyng (Texas A&M) Harmful Algae 2013 October 29, 2013 2 / 6
Backward Drifters from Port Aransas during HAB Times Tracking drifters backward from Port Aransas from the autumn into summer helps indicate their origin Kristen M. Thyng (Texas A&M) Harmful Algae 2013 October 29, 2013 4 / 6
Forward Tracking from the South Limiting drifters to those near Port Aransas during fall shows that drifters in non-HAB years hit the coast or exit the domain before the critical time. Kristen M. Thyng (Texas A&M) Harmful Algae 2013 October 29, 2013 5 / 6