Whiting event

A whiting event is a phenomenon that occurs when a calcium carbonate precipitate cloud forms in 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][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.

Further reading

  • Thompson, Joel B.; et al. (1997). "Whiting Event: Biogenic origin due to the photosynthetic activity of cyanobacterial picoplankton" (PDF). American Society of Limnology and Oceanography. pp. 133–141.
  • Effler, Steven W.; Perkins, Mary Gail; Greer, Harry; Johnson, David L. (1987). "Effect of 'whiting' on Optical Properties and Turbidity in Owasco Lake, New York". Journal of the American Water Resources Association. 23 (2): 189–96. doi:10.1111/j.1752-1688.1987.tb00796.x.
  • "Whiting Events(Calcium Carbonate Precipitate)A naturally occurring phenomena" (PDF).


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