Phytoplankton Flourish in Patagonian Waters

Microscopic floating organisms proliferated to turn surface waters bright green and milky blue around the Falkland Islands.

This image originally appeared in the NASA Earth Observatory story Phytoplankton Flourish in Patagonian Waters.

NASA Earth Observatory image by Wanmei Liang, using PACE data from NASA EOSDIS LANCE and GIBS/Worldview. Story by Lindsey Doermann.

Published January 3, 2025
Data acquired December 28, 2024