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Bering Sea

This SeaWiFS image shows a highly-colored Bering Sea. The cause of the aquamarine color in years past has been identified as high concentrations of coccolithophorids.


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

Published February 7, 2000
Data acquired February 7, 2000

Source:
OrbView-2 > SeaWiFS
Topics:
Biosphere > Microbiota > Phytoplankton
Biosphere > Vegetation > Phytoplankton
Collection:
Visible Earth