Algae Inflow Monitoring using Satellite Images for the Process Control of the Gijang Desalination Plant in Busan, South Korea

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ABSTRACT Song, M.-S.; Yun, H.-S.; Kim, T.-W., and Cho, J.-M., 2017. Algae inflow monitoring using satellite images for the process control of the Gijang desalination plant in Busan, South Korea. In: Lee, J.L.; Griffiths, T.; Lotan, A.; Suh, K.-S., and Lee, J. (eds.), The 2nd International Water Safety Symposium. Journal of Coastal Research, Special Issue No. 79, pp. 159–163. Coconut Creek (Florida), ISSN 0749-0208. Climate change has recently been taking place due to the sudden rise of water temperature resulting from global warming and the red tides adversely affected the seawater desalination plant directly or indirectly every year. Harmful Algal Blooms (HABs) occur if the perishable organic pollutants, minerals, and growth stimulating substances are abundantly dissolved in the water and if solar radiation, water temperature, salinity, and other environmental conditions are met. Once the algae are agglomerated by the wind and tide, high-density red tide occurs. This may also cause damages to the desalin...