@article{Vodacek2011_1,<BR>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Abstract = {Images from thermal satellite sensors clearly show the spatial and temporal characteristics of surface temperature distributions during the spring heating period in Lake Ontario. The satellite information combined with summertime beach closure data at Ontario Beach, Rochester, NY, shows that there is a correlation with the percent of summer beach closings caused by accumulation of algae (primarily Cladophora) and the cumulative temperature contrast between nearshore and offshore waters during the spring heating period.  The physical conditions created by a rapid warming of the nearshore water during the spring warming period appear to generate conditions favorable to Cladophora growth.  The results of this study suggest that satellite thermal observations of Lake Ontario in the spring can be used to better understand year-to-year variability of Cladophora growth as well as potential reactions to climate change. },<BR>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Author = {Anthony Vodacek},<BR>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Journal = {Journal of Great Lakes Research},<BR>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Keywords = {water temperature; remote sensing; lake ontario; cladophora},<BR>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Month = {},<BR>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Number = {doi: 10.1016/j.jglr.2012.02.013},<BR>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Pages = {85--90},<BR>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Title = {Linking year-to-year Cladophora variability in Lake Ontario to the temperature contrast between nearshore and offshore waters during the spring},<BR>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Url = {},<BR>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Volume = {38, Supplement 4},<BR>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Year = {2012}