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Springtime in the Gulf of Alaska

A confluence of changing weather and abundant nutrients sets the table for a feast of phytoplankton.


NASA images by Norman Kuring, NASA’s Ocean Color web. Caption by Mike Carlowicz.

Published May 27, 2014
Data acquired May 2, 2014

Source:
Aqua > MODIS