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A Bloom of Nitrogen-Fixing Bacteria
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A Bloom of Nitrogen-Fixing Bacteria

An important player in the nitrogen cycle, Trichodesmium makes a seasonal appearance off the northeast coast of Australia.

Published Sep 16, 2019

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Filamentous Bloom near Fiji
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Filamentous Bloom near Fiji

Some of the smallest organisms on our planet can be viewed from space: MODIS on NASA’s Aqua satellite captured this image of a plankton or bacterial bloom south of Fiji on October 18, 2010.

Published Nov 13, 2010

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Reconstructing the Recent History of Pacific Ocean Life
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Reconstructing the Recent History of Pacific Ocean Life

A new statistical reconstruction of chlorophyll measurements could help ocean scientists better understand how ocean biology patterns change over time.

Published Nov 17, 2017

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Still Waiting for El Niño
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Still Waiting for El Niño

Published Jun 29, 2002

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No Nino Anytime Soon
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No Nino Anytime Soon

Published Sep 1, 2001

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 Barents Sea in Bloom
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Barents Sea in Bloom

This image of the summer phytoplankton bloom in the Barents Sea off the northwesternmost corner of Russia was captured by the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) on NASA’s Aqua satellite on August 19, 2009. The milky-blue color that dominates the bloom suggests that it contains large numbers of phytoplankton called coccolithophores.

Published Aug 22, 2009

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