Colorful and Plankton-full Patagonian Waters - related image preview

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Colorful and Plankton-full Patagonian Waters

Late spring weather in the southern hemisphere brings intense blooms to the nutrient-rich waters off Patagonia.


NASA images by Norman Kuring, NASA’s Ocean Color Group, using VIIRS data from the Suomi National Polar-orbiting Partnership. Suomi NPP is the result of a partnership between NASA, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, and the Department of Defense. Caption by Michael Carlowicz, with Norman Kuring.

Published December 11, 2014
Data acquired December 2, 2014

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Suomi NPP > VIIRS