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Phytoplankton bloom off Argentina
Published February 19, 2006
The large blue swirls visible in this image signify large phytoplankton blooms off of the coast of Argentina. Phytoplankton are tiny, microscopic plants that form the base of the food web in marine ecosystems; they are consumed by zooplankton, or microscopic animals, which in turn are eaten by variety of fish, whales, and birds. Often blooms such as this one are ...
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Dust storm in Tengger Desert, northcentral China
Published February 18, 2006
A massive dust storm rages across the Tengger Desert in this image of north-central China. This desert region, measuring about 36,700 square kilometers (14,000 square miles), and is located south of the border with Mongolia, to the southeast of and adjacent to the much larger Gobi Desert. Tennger, unlike the Gobi...
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Phytoplankton bloom off Chile
Published February 17, 2006
A phytoplankton bloom creates a vibrant blue cloud off of the coast of Chile. Phytoplankton are tiny, microscopic plants that form the base of the food web in marine ecosystems; they are consumed by zooplankton, or microscopic animals, which in turn are eaten by variety of fish, whales, and birds. Often blooms such as this one...
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The River Plate
Published February 16, 2006
The broad delta visible in this image is formed by the River Plate, at the confluence of the rivers Uruguay and Parana in the Southeastern portion of South America. The River Plate (“Rio de la Plata” or River of Silver in Spanish), is the widest river in the world, stretching 220 kilometers...
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Record Snow over U.S. East
Published February 15, 2006
The East Coast of the United States went from balmy, spring-like weather to winter white overnight between February 11 and 12, 2006. A powerful nor’easter moved up the coast from the Gulf of Mexico settling heavy snow from Virginia to Massachusetts. New York City bore the brunt of the storm...
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Snow in East China
Published February 14, 2006
Winter snow painted the North China Plain white in a storm that snarled traffic on February 6, 2006. The Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) on NASA’s Terra satellite captured this image the following day. The snow highlights how...
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Dust storm in Iraq and Syria
Published February 13, 2006
A large dust storm was blowing over and obscuring the Tigris and Euphrates rivers when this image was acquired on February 9, 2006. Both rivers originate in Turkey and flow through Syria (the country in the upper left corner of the image) into Iraq; the Tigris is on the right (East) side of the image. A large reservoir...
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Ash Plume from Soufriere Hills, Montserrat
Published February 12, 2006
The Soufriere Hills Volcano on Montserrat produces a tremendous plume of ash visible in this image captured on February 9, 2006. A thin plume of volcanic ash drifts westward from the volcano; red lines outline the volcano’s summit. The volcanic ash appears as a lighter shade...
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Dust storm in Egypt
Published February 11, 2006
A massive dust storm obscures the Nile River Valley and Delta in this image acquired on February 8, 2006. Westerly winds are kicking up dust, perhaps from the Qattara Depression (just below and to the left of the approximate center of the image), one of the largest sources of dust on the planet. A series of dry lakebeds are located...
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Southern India
Published February 10, 2006
Several fires dot this image of India acquired on February 6, 2006. Haze is a persistent feature in the Northern area of the country; it obscures the upper portion of the image, which reaches to the base of the Himalayas. Across the country,...
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Haze across Northern India
Published February 9, 2006
The Himalayas provide an effective barrier to the spread of haze in this image of Northern India. Haze is a generic term for visible air pollution, and can consist of dust, smoke, and other particulate matter. The Tibetan plain (in the upper right corner of the image, above the snow-capped mountains)...
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Yucatan Peninsula
Published February 8, 2006
Phytoplankton, mixed in with sediment and other organic matter, show up as blue-green swirls along the coastal margin of the Yucatan Peninsula in this image acquired on February 5, 2006. A very large barrier reef is visible off of the eastern coast of the peninsula, running north and south along the right side of the image. Second only to Australia's Great Barrier Reef...
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