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Spring Color in the North Sea

Phytoplankton are usually most abundant in this area when spring melting and runoff freshen the water and add nutrients just as sunlight is increasing.


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

Published May 8, 2018
Data acquired May 5 - 6, 2018

Sources:
Aqua > MODIS
Landsat 8 > OLI
Collection:
MODIS Rapid Response