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Iron in the Wind

When winds push dust and glacial flour into the Gulf of Alaska, they can deliver enough iron to trigger phytoplankton blooms.


NASA images by Jeff Schmaltz, LANCE/EOSDIS Rapid Response. Caption by Adam Voiland, with reporting by Pola Lem.

Published November 1, 2016
Data acquired October 23, 2016 - October 25, 2015

Sources:
Aqua > MODIS
Terra > MODIS
Collection:
MODIS Rapid Response