Dynamic Spring Weather in North Atlantic Waters

The ocean has fronts and vortices that stir up nutrients and promote blooms of phytoplankton and algae.

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NASA image by Norman Kuring, NASA Ocean Color group. Caption by Mike Carlowicz, with image interpretation from Norman Kuring (NASA) and Dennis McGillicuddy, Don Anderson, and Heidi Sosik (Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution).

Published May 26, 2015
Data acquired May 14, 2015

Source:

Suomi NPP > VIIRS