Figure 1
From: Algae explosive growth mechanism enabling weather-like forecast of harmful algal blooms
Monthly data in the East China Sea during 2005–2013 (Error bar represents one standard deviation) (a) HABs occurrence frequency; (b) mean sea surface temperature; (c) aerosol event frequency; (d) TSP concentration in atmosphere; (e and f) Fe and P concentrations of aerosol particles, respectively; (g) relationship between HABs occurrence and aerosol event; (h) TEM of aerosol particles (TEM images revealed that large grains are surrounded by colloidal materials. The mineralogical composition of the large grains is dominated by silicate (I, EMP result in j) and calcium-containing minerals (III, EMP result in l), while iron and other micronutrients are the major chemical composition in the colloidal parts (II, EMP result in k)); (i) TEM images of aerosol particles after contacting with sea water. In the left top of g, monthly variations of larger-scale HABs events (>300 km2) were also shown.
