Phytoplankton bloom all along the coast of Southeast United States

All along the eastern and southern coasts of the United States, marine plants seem impervious to the onslaught of winter weather further north. In this true-color image from January 9, 2002, phytoplankton can be seen growing in the nation's coastal waters; their characteristic blue-green swirls are especially visible off the west coast of Florida. Fire locations are marked with red dots.

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Jacques Descloitres, MODIS Land Rapid Response Team, NASA/GSFC

Published January 9, 2002
Data acquired January 9, 2002

Source:

Terra > MODIS

Topics:

Biosphere > Microbiota > Phytoplankton

Biosphere > Vegetation > Phytoplankton

Human Dimensions > Environmental Impacts > Biomass Burning

Collection:

Visible Earth