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SeaWiFS: Baja Dust

On Saturday, December 8, 2001, SeaWiFS caught this view of several dust plumes blowing southwestward from Baja California. Underneath the dusty air one can see plumes of greenish, phytoplankton-rich water stretching away from the coast in roughly the same direction.


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

Published December 8, 2001
Data acquired December 8, 2001

Source:
OrbView-2 > SeaWiFS
Topics:
Atmosphere > Aerosols > Dust/Ash
Biosphere > Microbiota > Phytoplankton
Biosphere > Vegetation > Phytoplankton