A Dark Bloom in the South Atlantic

A NASA satellite detected a darkening of the water off the coast of Brazil. Early indications suggest it is a bloom of an unusual species of protist.

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NASA Earth Observatory image by Jesse Allen, using data from the Land Atmosphere Near real-time Capability for EOS (LANCE). Caption by Michael Carlowicz, with interpretation from Aurea Maria Ciotti, Universidade de São Paulo, and Norman Kuring, NASA Ocean Color Group.

Published January 30, 2014
Data acquired January 19, 2014

Source:

Aqua > MODIS

Topic:

Oceans > Ocean Optics > Ocean Color

Collection:

MODIS Rapid Response