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Phytoplankton and sediments in Yellow Sea

Sediment and phytoplankton cloud the waters of the Yellow Sea in this true-color MODIS image acquired March 18, 2002. The swirls of sediment appear as a murky brownish blue color, while the phytoplankton are purely blue green and are concentrated around the small island in the lower right corner of the image.


Jacques Descloitres, MODIS Land Rapid Response Team, NASA/GSFC

Published April 6, 2002
Data acquired March 18 - 18, 2002

Source:
Terra > MODIS
Topics:
Biosphere > Microbiota > Phytoplankton
Biosphere > Vegetation > Biomass
Biosphere > Vegetation > Phytoplankton
Collection:
Visible Earth