Bright Bloom Southwest of Christchurch

The waters on the west side of New Zealand's South Island continue to support a large, high-albedo bloom in this SeaWiFS image.

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Provided by the SeaWiFS Project, NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center, and ORBIMAGE

Published January 3, 1999
Data acquired January 3, 1999

Source:

OrbView-2 > SeaWiFS

Topics:

Biosphere > Microbiota > Phytoplankton

Biosphere > Vegetation > Phytoplankton