Spring Bloom Colors in the Pacific


	Spring Bloom Colors in the Pacific

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6-11-2009 7:22 AM

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This image from the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) on NASA’s Aqua satellite from May 21, 2009, illustrates how the convergence of these two currents affect phytoplankton (the microscopic plant-like creatures that form the base of the marine food web).
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NASA image by Norman Kuring, MODIS Ocean Color Team. Caption by Rebecca Lindsey.
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