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Lake Michigan Bloom

The whiting over Lake Michigan in this SeaWiFS image is probably a result of a calcite whiting that typically occurs as a result of autogenic precipitation of calcite as a result of water warming and a pH rise caused by phytoplankton uptake of carbon dioxide.


Provided by the SeaWiFS Project, NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center, and ORBIMAGE

Published September 23, 1998
Data acquired September 23, 1998

Source:
OrbView-2 > SeaWiFS
Topics:
Biosphere > Microbiota > Phytoplankton
Biosphere > Vegetation > Phytoplankton
Hydrosphere > Water Quality > Ph
Hydrosphere > Water Quality > pH
Collection:
Visible Earth