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Spring Bloom Colors the Pacific Near Hokkaido
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Spring Bloom Colors the Pacific Near Hokkaido

Southeast of Hokkaido, where two ocean currents converge, swirls of phytoplankton color the Pacific green and blue.

Published Jun 11, 2009

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Phytoplankton Bloom off New Zealand
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Phytoplankton Bloom off New Zealand

Swirls of iridescent green decorated the South Pacific Ocean east of New Zealand’s South Island on January 5, 2008.

Published Jan 10, 2008

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Persistent Phytoplankton
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Persistent Phytoplankton

The waters off of Newfoundland were colored by coccolithophore blooms for two months.

Published Sep 21, 2020

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Spring Bloom in the South Atlantic Ocean
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Spring Bloom in the South Atlantic Ocean

Intense streaks of blue and green colored the South Atlantic Ocean off the coast of Argentina on November 15, 2009.

Published Nov 21, 2009

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A World of Chlorophyll
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A World of Chlorophyll

Published Jul 11, 2006

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Coloring the Sea around the Pribilof Islands
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Coloring the Sea around the Pribilof Islands

The dynamic colors of ocean phytoplankton blooms reflect a host of dynamic relationships occurring below the water line.

Published Jan 9, 2015

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Churning in the Chukchi Sea
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Churning in the Chukchi Sea

The waters off of the Alaskan coast usually come alive each spring with colorful swirls of phytoplankton.

Published Jul 14, 2018

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Bloom in the Norwegian Sea
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Bloom in the Norwegian Sea

The brilliant shades of blue and green that fill the waters near the Norwegian shore in this photo-like image are likely phytoplankton.

Published Aug 6, 2009

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Stirring Up a Bloom off Patagonia
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Stirring Up a Bloom off Patagonia

The MODIS instrument on NASA’s Aqua satellite captured this image of a massive phytoplankton bloom off of the Atlantic coast of Patagonia on December 21, 2010.

Published Jan 1, 2011

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Channeling a Bloom
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Channeling a Bloom

Unusually clear skies and persistent, unseasonable heat may have set the stage for large and persistent blooms of phytoplankton in the waters around England.

Published Jun 26, 2020

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Colorful and Plankton-full Patagonian Waters
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Colorful and Plankton-full Patagonian Waters

Late spring weather in the southern hemisphere brings intense blooms to the nutrient-rich waters off Patagonia.

Published Dec 11, 2014

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Phytoplankton Bloom off Chile
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Phytoplankton Bloom off Chile

Acquired November 10, 2009, this true-color image shows peacock-hued waters swirling off the coast of Chile, north and south of Punta Lavapié.

Published Nov 12, 2009

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Searching for the Bluest
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Searching for the Bluest

Some of the clearest, bluest ocean waters on Earth are found in the South Pacific.

Published Oct 12, 2017

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A Spring Bloom in the Gulf of Alaska
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A Spring Bloom in the Gulf of Alaska

The tiny, plant-like organisms thrive on iron that seeps into the ocean.

Published May 7, 2017

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Blooming Waters off Argentina
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Blooming Waters off Argentina

At the intersection of two ocean current systems off of Argentina, phytoplankton growth explodes in a spring 2011 bloom.

Published Nov 16, 2011

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