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Phytoplankton bloom in the North Sea

Colorful blue and green waters in the North Sea (center) reveal a phytoplankton bloom. Right of center are Denmark (north) and Germany (south). At far upper right is the souther coast of Sweden. To its west is Norway.

Jacques Descloitres, MODIS Land Rapid Response Team, NASA/GSFC

Published April 21, 2002
Data acquired April 10 - 10, 2002

Source:: Terra > MODIS

Topics:: Biosphere > Microbiota > Phytoplankton; Biosphere > Vegetation > Biomass; Biosphere > Vegetation > Phytoplankton