Phytoplankton bloom in North Sea and Baltic Sea - related image preview

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Phytoplankton bloom in North Sea and Baltic Sea

This MODIS true-color image shows the blues and greens of a phytoplankton bloom occurring in the North Sea, west of Denmark, the country on the peninsula in the center. The bright blue color may indicate a coccolithophore bloom.


Jacques Descloitres, MODIS Land Rapid Response Team

Published July 5, 2001
Data acquired July 5, 2001

Source:
Terra > MODIS
Topics:
Biosphere > Microbiota > Coccolithophore
Biosphere > Microbiota > Phytoplankton
Biosphere > Vegetation > Phytoplankton
Collection:
Visible Earth