Gulf of California; Sea of Cortez

The Gulf of California is looking very productive with several eddies made visible by phytoplankton blooms. The eddies lined up to the north of Isla Carmen look to be on the order of five kilometers in diameter.

---

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

Published January 20, 1999
Data acquired January 20, 1999

Source:

OrbView-2 > SeaWiFS

Topics:

Biosphere > Microbiota > Phytoplankton

Biosphere > Vegetation > Phytoplankton