Magnificent Marine Algae Blooms Seen From Space
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This impressive phytoplankton bloom in the Barents Sea north of Norway was imaged by the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) on NASA’s Terra satellite on Aug. 1, 2004. The bright blue color suggests the bloom may have been made up of white coccolithophores.
Image: Jacques Descloitres, MODIS Rapid Response Team /NASA/GSFC.