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All Stirred Up in the Arabian Sea

Winds in southwest Asia mix dust into the atmosphere and seed a striking bloom in the sea.


NASA image by Norman Kuring, using VIIRS data from the Suomi National Polar-orbiting Partnership. Suomi NPP is the result of a partnership between NASA, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, and the Department of Defense. Caption by Kathryn Hansen.

Published January 27, 2016
Data acquired December 21, 2015

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Suomi NPP > VIIRS