West African Bloom

This relatively compact (80-90 kilometers across) patch of bright water is visible in this SeaWiFS overpass.

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

Published December 5, 1999
Data acquired December 5, 1999

Source:

OrbView-2 > SeaWiFS

Topics:

Biosphere > Microbiota > Phytoplankton

Biosphere > Vegetation > Phytoplankton