Relevant Publications

  

Harding, L.W. and E.C. Itsweire. 1991. Synoptic measurements of the distribution of chlorophyll in the Chesapeake Bay using aircraft remote sensing. In: Mihursky, J. A., Chaney, A. (eds.), New Perspectives in the Chesapeake System: A Research and Management Partnership. Proc. 2nd Chesapeake Bay Research Conference, Baltimore, Maryland, 4-6 Dec. 1990. Chesapeake Research Consortium Publication No. 137, June, 1991, pp. 147-160.

Itsweire, E.C., L.W. Harding, Jr. and L.H. Bahner. 1991. Comparison of phytoplankton biomass estimates for the Chesapeake Bay using aircraft remote sensing and in-situ chlorophyll data. In: Mihursky, J. A., Chaney, A. (eds.), New Perspectives in the Chesapeake System: A Research and Management Partnership. Proc. 2nd Chesapeake Bay Research Conference, Baltimore, Maryland, 4-6 Dec. 1990. Chesapeake Research Consortium Publication No. 137, June, 1991, pp. 161-168.

Harding, L.W., Jr., E.C. Itsweire and W.E. Esaias. 1992. Determination of phytoplankton chlorophyll concentrations in the Chesapeake Bay with aircraft remote sensing. Rem. Sens. Environ., 40: 79-100.

Harding, L.W., Jr., E.C. Itsweire and W.E. Esaias. 1992. Algorithm development for recovering chlorophyll concentrations in the Chesapeake Bay using aircraft remote sensing, 1989-91. Proc. 1st Thematic Conf. Remote Sensing for Marine and Coastal Environments, pp. 1133-1150.

Harding, L.W., Jr. 1994. Long-term trends in the distribution of phytoplankton in Chesapeake Bay: roles of light, nutrients and streamflow. Mar. Ecol. Prog. Ser., 104: 267-291.

Harding, L.W., Jr., E C. Itsweire and W.E. Esaias. 1994. Estimates of phytoplankton biomass in the Chesapeake Bay from aircraft remote sensing of chlorophyll concentrations, 1989-92. Rem. Sens. Environ., 49: 41-56.

Harding, L.W., Jr., E.C. Itsweire and W.E. Esaias. 1995. Algorithm development for recovering chlorophyll concentrations in the Chesapeake Bay using aircraft remote sensing, 1989-91. Photogramm. Eng. Rem. Sens. Sens., 61: 177-185.

Malone, T.C., D.J. Conley, T.R. Fisher, P.M. Glibert and L.W. Harding, Jr. 1996. Scales of nutrient limited phytoplankton productivity in Chesapeake Bay. Estuaries 19: 371-385.

Harding, L.W., Jr. and E. Perry. 1997. Long-term increase of phytoplankton biomass in  Chesapeake Bay. Mar. Ecol. Prog. Ser., 157: 39-52.

Weiss, G.M., L.W. Harding, Jr., E.C. Itsweire and J.C. Campbell. 1997. Assessing lateral variations of surface chlorophyll concentrations in the Chesapeake Bay using aircraft remote sensing. Mar. Ecol. Prog. Ser., 149: 183-199.

Hood, R.R., H.V. Wang, J.E. Purcell, E.D. Houde and L.W. Harding, Jr. 1999. Modeling particles and pelagic organisms in Chesapeake Bay: convergent features control plankton distributions. J. Geophys. Res., 104: 1223-1243.

Scardi, M. and L.W. Harding, Jr. 1999. Developing an empirical model of phytoplankton primary production: a neural network case study. Ecol. Modell., 120: 220-233.

Harding, L.W., W.D. Miller, R.N. Swift and C.W. Wright. 2001. Aircraft remote sensing, In: Steele, J., S. Thorpe, and K. Turekian, (Eds.), Encyclopedia of Ocean Sciences, Academic Press, London, UK, p. 113-122.

Harding, L.W., M.E. Mallonee and E.S. Perry. 2002. Toward a predictive understanding of primary productivity in a temperate, partially stratified estuary. Estuar. Coastal Shelf Sci., 55: 437-463.

Lazin, G., L.W. Harding and S. McLean. 2003. Ocean color radiometry from aircraft. I. Low altitude measurements from light aircraft. In: Mueller, J.L., G.S. Fargion and C.R. McClain (Eds.), Ocean Optics Protocols for Satellite Ocean Color Sensor Validation, Revision 4, Volume VI: Special Topics Protocols and Appendices. Chap. 4, p. 79, NASA/TM-2003-211621/rev4-Vol.VI, 2003.

Magnuson, A., L.W. Harding, Jr., M.E. Mallonee and J.E. Adolf. 2004. Bio-optical model for Chesapeake Bay and the Middle Atlantic Bight. Estuar. Coast. Shelf Sci., 61: 403-424.

Harding, L.W., Jr., J.G. Kramer and J. Phinney. 2004. Estuarine and watershed monitoring using remote sensing technology: A workshop report. Maryland Sea Grant College, University of System of Maryland, 59 p.

Acker, J.G., L.W. Harding, G. Leptoukh, T. Zhu and S. Shen. 2005. Remotely-sensed chl a at the Chesapeake Bay mouth is correlated with annual freshwater flow to Chesapeake Bay. Geophys. Res. Lett., 32: L05601, doi:10.1029/2004GL021852, 2005.

Harding, L.W., A. Magnuson and M.E. Mallonee. 2005. SeaWiFS retrievals of chlorophyll in Chesapeake Bay and the mid-Atlantic bight. Estuar. Coast. Shelf Sci., 62: 75-94.

Kemp, W.M, W.R. Boynton, J.E. Adolf, D.F. Boesch, W.C. Boicourt, G. Brush, J.C. Cornwell, T.R. Fisher, P.M. Glibert, L.W. Harding, Jr., E.D. Houde, D.G. Kimmel, W.D. Miller, R.I.E. Newell, M.R. Roman, E.M. Smith and J.C. Stevenson. 2005. Eutrophication of Chesapeake Bay: historical trends and ecological interactions. Mar. Ecol. Prog. Ser., 303: 1-29.

Miller, W.D., L.W. Harding, Jr. and J.E. Adolf. 2005. The influence of Hurricane Isabel on Chesapeake Bay phytoplankton dynamics. In: Sellner, K.G. (ed.), Hurricane Isabel in Perspective: Proceedings of a Conference. Chesapeake Research Consortium, Edgewater, Maryland, p. 155-160.

Roman, M.R., J.E. Adolf, J. Bichy, W.C. Boicourt, L.W. Harding, Jr., E.D. Houde, S. Jung, D.G. Kimmel, W.D. Miller and X. Zhang. 2005. Stimulation of plankton and fish abundance in Chesapeake Bay by Hurricane Isabel. EOS, Transactions, American Geophysical Union 86: 261, 265.

Yeager, C.L.J., L.W. Harding, Jr. and M.E. Mallonee. 2005. Phytoplankton production, biomass and community structure following a summer nutrient pulse in Chesapeake Bay. Aquat. Ecol., 39: 135-149.

Adolf, J.E., C.L. Yeager, W.D. Miller, M.E. Mallonee and L.W. Harding, Jr. 2006. Environmental forcing of phytoplankton floral composition, biomass, and primary productivity in Chesapeake Bay, USA. Estuar. Coast. Shelf Sci., 67: 108-122.

Miller, W.D., D.G. Kimmel and L.W. Harding, Jr. 2006. Predicting spring discharge of the Susquehanna River from a winter synoptic climatology for the Eastern United States. Water Resources Res., 42: W05414, doi:10.1029/2005WR004270, 2006.

Miller, W.D., L.W. Harding, Jr. and J.E. Adolf. 2006. Hurricane Isabel generated an unusual fall bloom in Chesapeake Bay. Geophys. Res. Lett., 33: L06612, doi:10.1029/2005GL025658, 2006.

Paerl, H.W., L.M. Valdes, B.L. Peierls, J.E. Adolf and L.W. Harding, Jr. 2006. Anthropogenic and climatic influences on the eutrophication of large estuarine ecosystems. Limnol. Oceanogr., 51: 448-462.

Tzortziou, M., J.R. Herman, C.L. Gallegos, P.J. Neale, A. Subramaniam, L.W. Harding, Jr. and Z. Ahmad. 2006. Bio-optics of Chesapeake Bay from measurements and radiative transfer calculations. Estuar. Coast. Shelf Sci., 68: 348-362.

Miller, W.D. and L.W. Harding, Jr. 2007. Climate forcing of the spring bloom in Chesapeake Bay. Mar. Ecol. Prog. Ser., 331: 11-22.

Tzortziou, M., A. Subramaniam, J.R. Herman, C.L. Gallegos, P.J. Neale and L.W. Harding, Jr. 2007. Remote sensing reflectance and inherent optical properties in the mid Chesapeake Bay. Estuar. Coast. Shelf Sci., 72: 16-32.

Werdell, P.J., B. A. Franz, S.W. Bailey, L.W. Harding, Jr. and G.C. Feldman. 2007. Approach for the long-term spatial and temporal evaluation of ocean color satellite data products in a coastal environment. SPIE Proc. 668: DOI: 10.1117/12.732489.

Harding, L.W., Jr. and W.D. Miller. 2009. Airborne remote sensing of chlorophyll in Chesapeake Bay, USA. In: Remote Sensing and Geospatial Technologies for Coastal Ecosystem Assessment and Management, Lecture Notes in Geoinformation and Cartography, Part II, p. 115-138, DOI: 10.1007/978-3-540-88183-4_6.

Kimmel, D.G., W.D. Miller, L.W. Harding, Jr., E.D. Houde and M.R. Roman. 2009. Estuarine ecosystem response captured using a synoptic climatology. Estuaries and Coasts 32: 403-409.

Kuchinke, C.P., H.R. Gordon, L.W. Harding, Jr. and K.J. Voss. 2009. Spectral optimization for constituent retrieval in Case 2 waters II: Validation study in Chesapeake Bay. Remote Sens. Environ., 113: 610-621.

Li, M., L. Zhong and L.W. Harding, Jr. 2009. Sensitivity of plankton biomass and productivity to variations in physical forcing and biological parameters in Chesapeake Bay. J. Mar. Res., 67: 667-700.

Tzortziou, M., C.L. Gallegos, P.J. Neale, A. Subramaniam, J.R. Herman and L.W. Harding, Jr. 2009. Bio-optical characteristics and remote sensing in the mid Chesapeake Bay through integration of observations and radiative transfer closure. In: Remote Sensing and Geospatial Technologies for Coastal Ecosystem Assessment and Management, Lecture Notes in Geoinformation and Cartography, Part II, p. 139-168, DOI: 10.1007/978-3-540-88183-4_7.

Wang, M., S. Son and L.W. Harding, Jr. 2009. Retrieval of diffuse attenuation coefficient in the Chesapeake Bay and turbid ocean regions for satellite ocean color applications. J. Geophys. Res., 114: C10011, doi:10.1029/2009JC005286, 2009.

Werdell, P.J., S.W. Bailey, B.A. Franz, L.W. Harding, Jr., G.C. Feldman and C.R. McClain. 2009. Regional and seasonal variability of chlorophyll-a in Chesapeake Bay as observed by SeaWiFS and MODIS-Aqua. Remote Sens. Environ., 113: 1319-1330.

Pan, X., A. Mannino, M.E. Russ, S.B. Hooker and L.W. Harding, Jr. 2010. Remote sensing of phytoplankton pigment distribution in the United States northeast coast. Remote Sens. Environ., 1114: 2403-2416.

Annis, E.R., E. D, Houde, and L.W. Harding, Jr. 2010. Variation of a bioenergetics model linking primary production and Atlantic menhaden Brevoortia tyrannus growth in Chesapeake Bay. Mar. Ecol. Prog. Ser. (submitted).

Miller, W.D., L.W. Harding, Jr., M.E. Mallonee, J.E. Adolf and D.G. Kimmel. 2013. Climate forcing of primary productivity in Chesapeake Bay. Estuar. Coast. Shelf Sci. (in revision).

Harding, L.W., Jr., R.A. Batiuk, T.R. Fisher, C.L. Gallegos, T.C. Malone, W.D. Miller, M.R. Mulholland, H. Paerl, E.S. Perry and P. Tango. 2013. Multiple lines of evidence for numerical chlorophyll (chl-a) criteria in Chesapeake Bay. Estuaries and Coasts (in review).

Harding, L.W., Jr., J.E. Adolf, M.E. Mallonee, W.D. Miller, C.L. Gallegos, J. Johnson, K.R. Sellner and H.W. Paerl. 2013. Climate effects on phytoplankton floral composition in Chesapeake Bay. Estuar. Coast. Shelf Sci. (in preparation).

Harding, L.W., Jr., M.E. Mallonee and E.S. Perry. 2013. Long-term trend analysis of chlorophyll in Chesapeake Bay using shipboard and aircraft observations. Mar. Ecol. Prog. Ser. (in preparation).

Harding, L.W., Jr., E.S. Perry, M.E. Mallonee, and W.D. Miller. 2013. Long-term trend of nutrient loading to Chesapeake Bay: climate versus eutrophication. Estuaries and Coasts (in preparation).