SeaWiFS: Phytoplankton Bloom in the Gulf of California - related image preview

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SeaWiFS: Phytoplankton Bloom in the Gulf of California

This SeaWiFS image from October 6, 2001 shows a phytoplankton bloom in progress around the southern tip of Baja California, Mexico. At the bottom center of the full-resolution image, a vortex street is visible in the clouds to the southwest of Socorro Island.


Provided by the SeaWiFS Project, NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center, and ORBIMAGE

Published October 6, 2001
Data acquired October 6, 2001

Source:
OrbView-2 > SeaWiFS
Topics:
Atmosphere > Atmospheric Winds > Vorticity
Biosphere > Microbiota > Phytoplankton
Biosphere > Vegetation > Phytoplankton
Collection:
Visible Earth