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Autotrophs Abound in Arctic Waters

Pulses of fresh glacial meltwater and nutrients provoke summertime phytoplankton blooms.


NASA Earth Observatory image by Joshua Stevens, using Landsat data from the U.S. Geological Survey. Story by Michael Carlowicz.

Published July 11, 2021
Data acquired July 8, 2021

Source:
Landsat 8 > OLI