Plankton Abloom in Washington’s Hood Canal

Water in this Pacific Northwest fjord resembles the color of the Caribbean Sea.

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NASA Earth Observatory images by Joshua Stevens, using MODIS data from LANCE/EOSDIS Rapid Response and Landsat data from the U.S. Geological Survey. Story by Kathryn Hansen.

Published August 4, 2017
Data acquired July 30 - 31, 2017

Sources:

Landsat 8 > OLI

Terra > MODIS

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MODIS Image of the Day

MODIS Rapid Response