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Data acquired May 10, 2002 850 x 1100 193 KB - JPEG
Data acquired May 10, 2002 1700 x 2200 724 KB - JPEG
Data acquired May 10, 2002 3400 x 4400 2 MB - JPEG
A large and colorful phytoplankton bloom is occurring in the Black Sea in Eastern Europe. These images were captured by MODIS on May 10 and May 11, 2002. The bloom progresses outward from the western and southern coastlines, with water closer to the shore being very dark, and lightening to a bright blue farther out. This changing color could be due to different concentrations of the marine plant organisms, or from different species, or both.
Jacques Descloitres, MODIS Land Rapid Response Team, NASA/GSFC
Published May 14, 2002 Data acquired May 10, 2002