Dust plumes and phytoplankton bloom off Namibia

North of the soft orange sands of the Namib Desert, streamers of pale dust are streaming over Namibia´s Skeleton Coast in the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) from the Terra satellite on July 13, 2003. In the waters of the Atlantic Ocean, colorful swirls of blue and green suggest a bloom of tiny marine plants called phytoplankton.

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Jacques Descloitres, MODIS Rapid Response Team, NASA/GSFC

Published July 13, 2003
Data acquired July 13 - 13, 2003

Source:

Terra > MODIS

Topics:

Biosphere > Microbiota > Phytoplankton

Biosphere > Terrestrial Ecosystems > Deserts

Biosphere > Terrestrial Habitat > Desert

Biosphere > Vegetation > Biomass

Biosphere > Vegetation > Phytoplankton