Connecting the Dots Between Dust, Phytoplankton, and Ice Cores

Researchers keep a close watch on dust storms around the Gulf of Alaska because the nutrients in that dust may affect marine ecosystems.

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NASA Earth Observatory image by Joshua Stevens, using MODIS data from LANCE/EOSDIS Rapid Response. Story by Adam Voiland.

Published November 15, 2017
Data acquired November 11, 2017

Source:

Aqua > MODIS

Collection:

MODIS Rapid Response