Whiting event

Whiting event is a phenomenon that occurs in the water bodies during the summer every year. It is caused as a result of change in the water temperature or by increased photosynthetic activity by certain microscopic marine life[1] that allows the formation of calcium carbonate precipitate cloud.[2][3][4]

References

  1. Thompson, Joel B.; Schultze-Lam, Susanne; Beveridge, Terrance J.; Des Marais, David J. (1997). "Whiting events: Biogenic origin due to the photosynthetic activity of cyanobacterial picoplankton". Limnology and Oceanography. 42 (1): 133–41. doi:10.4319/lo.1997.42.1.0133. PMID 11541205.
  2. Camacho, Antonio; Picazo, Antonio; Miracle, Maria R.; Vicente, Eduardo (2003). "Spatial distribution and temporal dynamics of picocyanobacteria in a meromictic karstic lake". Algological Studies. 109: 171–84. doi:10.1127/1864-1318/2003/0109-0171. INIST:15194875.
  3. "Whiting in Lake Michigan". NASA Earth Observatory.
  4. "Whiting Event, Lake Ontario". NASA Earth Observatory.

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