Sediments and Phytoplankton bloom near the Mouth of the Yangtze, East China Sea

Tan-colored sediment spills out into the Yellow Sea from rivers in eastern China. The nutrients in the sediment may be responsible for the bloom of phytoplankton seen as blue and green swirls farther away from shore. On land, grayish dots mark the location of cities and towns. This image was acquired by MODIS on April 12, 2002.

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

Published April 21, 2002
Data acquired April 12 - 12, 2002

Source:

Terra > MODIS

Topics:

Biosphere > Microbiota > Phytoplankton

Biosphere > Vegetation > Biomass

Biosphere > Vegetation > Phytoplankton