The meteorological tsunami of 1 November 2010 in the southern Strait of Georgia: a case study
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DOI: 10.1007/s11069-020-04203-5
Abstract: Tsunami-like sea level oscillations recently recorded by tide gauges located along the coasts of British Columbia (Canada) and Washington State (USA) have been identified as meteorological tsunamis. Globally, such events can create hazardous conditions in… read more here.
Keywords: strait georgia; sea level; strait; southern strait ... See more keywords
Satellite observations of seeding of the spring bloom in the Strait of Georgia, BC, Canada
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DOI: 10.1080/01431161.2017.1372864
Abstract: ABSTRACT We extend our previous observations of the spring bloom in the Strait of Georgia, Canada using Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) satellite images, to include both a longer time period (2000–2016) and a wider… read more here.
Keywords: strait georgia; georgia canada; bloom; spring bloom ... See more keywords
Harmful Algae and Oceanographic Conditions in the Strait of Georgia, Canada Based on Citizen Science Monitoring
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DOI: 10.3389/fmars.2021.725092
Abstract: In British Columbia (BC), harmful algal blooms (HABs) regularly cause severe economic losses through finfish mortalities and shellfish harvest closures due to toxin accumulation, gill damage, or hypoxia. As there is no routine governmental monitoring… read more here.
Keywords: strait georgia; science; harmful algae; monitoring ... See more keywords
Five decades of change in somatic growth of Pacific hake from Puget Sound and Strait of Georgia
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DOI: 10.7717/peerj.13577
Abstract: Declines in fish body size have been reported in many populations and these changes likely have important ramifications for the sustainability of harvested species and ecosystem function. Pacific hake, Merluccius productus, have shown declines in… read more here.
Keywords: somatic growth; growth; strait georgia; summer ... See more keywords