SeaWiFS: Spring Bloom in the South Atlantic

As spring comes to the southern hemisphere, SeaWiFS captures again the riot of color in the waters east of Argentina. SeaWiFS has witnessed these booms each year since the mission began.

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

Published October 11, 2001
Data acquired October 11, 2001

Source:

OrbView-2 > SeaWiFS

Topics:

Biosphere > Microbiota > Phytoplankton

Biosphere > Vegetation > Phytoplankton