Museo Casa del Titere y Marionetas Mexicanas

Mexico Water Resources - NASA DEVELOP Summer 2015 @ Ames Research Center

The environmental health of the Grijalva-Usumacinta River Basin is essential for the survival and economic well-being of millions of people who rely on this ecosystem for drinking water, food, and other natural resources. However, an increasing frequency of hypoxic events and harmful algal blooms (HABs) has been observed in the lowlands and coastal regions of this system in recent years. This project utilized NASA Earth observations to detect these events and then relate their occurrences to nutrient and sediment loading from the Grijalva-Usumacinta River Basin. Results of this study will be used to aid local authorities in revising water quality standards in the region.

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