Bloom around the Chatham Islands, New Zealand

A large phytoplankton bloom colors the water around the Chatham Islands, New Zealand, in an array of green and blue in this image from December 5, 2010.

This image originally appeared in the NASA Earth Observatory story Bloom around the Chatham Islands, New Zealand.

NASA image courtesy Norman Kuring, Ocean Color Team at NASA Goddard Space Flight Center. Caption by Holli Riebeek.

Published December 9, 2010
Data acquired December 5, 2010

Source:: Aqua > MODIS