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Bloom in the Barents Sea

Acquired September 10, 2011, this natural-color image shows a persistent phytoplankton bloom in the Barents Sea.


NASA image courtesy Jeff Schmaltz, MODIS Rapid Response Team at NASA GSFC. Caption by Michon Scott using information from Barney Balch, Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences; and Norman Kuring, NASA Goddard Space Flight Center.

Published September 15, 2011
Data acquired September 10, 2011

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Aqua > MODIS