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.

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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