Blooming Seas West of Ireland

For several weeks in May and early June, daily satellite images of the North Atlantic Ocean west of Ireland have captured partial glimpses of luxuriant blooms of microscopic marine plants between patches of clouds. On June 4, 2007, the skies over the ocean cleared, displaying the sea’s spring bloom in brilliant color. A bright blue bloom stretches north from the Mouth of the River Shannon and tapers off like a plume of blue smoke north of Clare Island.

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NASA image courtesy the MODIS Rapid Response Team, Goddard Space Flight Center

Published June 6, 2007
Data acquired June 4, 2007

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Terra > MODIS