Arabian Sea Blooms

This SeaWiFS image shows a great deal of dust in the air over the Arabian Sea. Through the dust you can make out a highly convoluted pattern of phytoplankton blooms. The densest parts of the blooms look exceptionally green.

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

Published March 4, 2000
Data acquired March 4, 2000

Source:

OrbView-2 > SeaWiFS

Topics:

Biosphere > Microbiota > Phytoplankton

Biosphere > Vegetation > Phytoplankton