Phytoplankton Flourish in the North Sea

Turquoise swirls of phytoplankton developed over the course of two weeks in the shallow sea basin.

This image originally appeared in the NASA Earth Observatory story Phytoplankton Flourish in the North Sea.

NASA Earth Observatory image by Wanmei Liang, using VIIRS data from NASA EOSDIS LANCE, GIBS/Worldview, and the Joint Polar Satellite System (JPSS). Story by Emily Cassidy.

Published June 21, 2023
Data acquired June 15, 2023