SeaWiFS: Northwest African Dust and Bloom

This SeaWiFS image captured on October 18, 2001 offers a view of dust blowing out of northwest Africa. In the lower left corner of the image, the green water of a large phytoplankton bloom off the Mauritanian coast is visible through the dusty air.

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

Published October 18, 2001
Data acquired October 18, 2001

Source:

OrbView-2 > SeaWiFS

Topics:

Atmosphere > Aerosols > Dust/Ash

Biosphere > Microbiota > Phytoplankton

Biosphere > Vegetation > Phytoplankton