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Plankton Bloom, Black Sea
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Plankton Bloom, Black Sea

Rivers transport nutrient-filled urban and agricultural runoff into this inland sea, promoting phytoplankton blooms.

Published May 27, 2013

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Romania’s Patchwork of Farm Fields
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Romania’s Patchwork of Farm Fields

Farms in the historic Oltenia province display a compelling array of shapes and sizes.

Published Oct 14, 2020

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Phytoplankton Blooms in the Black Sea
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Phytoplankton Blooms in the Black Sea

Published May 31, 2006

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Early Detection of Algae Yields Savings
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Early Detection of Algae Yields Savings

Satellites can spot some blooms earlier, resulting in significant savings on health care, lost work hours, and other economic costs.

Published Aug 4, 2020

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Black Sea Phytoplankton Bloom
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Black Sea Phytoplankton Bloom

This image shows a colorful bloom of phytoplankton in the Black Sea on June 4, 2008, along the southern coast near the Turkish cities of Sinop and Samsun. The natural-color image was captured by the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) on NASA’s Aqua satellite. Loops and swirls of blooming phytoplankton follow the coastline, while farther out in the open waters (upper right), the blooms become more spread out. The greenish plumes hugging the coast from Sinop westward to just beyond Samsun may be river plumes. River plumes can contain nutrients that stimulate phytoplankton blooms, but they may also contain sediment and organic matter that can color the water.

Published Jun 10, 2008

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Agriculture Patterns in the Great Plains
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Agriculture Patterns in the Great Plains

The grid-like pattern that spreads across the encompassing flatlands is typical of the Great Plains region and of Nebraska in particular.

Published Nov 29, 2019

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Fall Harvest in Kazakhstan
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Fall Harvest in Kazakhstan

Farming and natural topography turn this Landsat image into something reminiscent of a cubist painting in shades of green and tan.

Published Sep 25, 2013

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US Land Use: 1850 and 1920
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US Land Use: 1850 and 1920

A series of maps showing land use in 1850 and 1920.

Published Feb 9, 2008

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Sea Sawdust off Gladstone
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Sea Sawdust off Gladstone

The waters off of Australia hosted an apparent bloom of Trichodesmium, an ancient, important, and ubiquitous type of microscopic sea life.

Published Oct 7, 2017

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Jizzax Province, Uzbekistan
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Jizzax Province, Uzbekistan

Acquired September 20 and November 23, 2002, these natural-color images show agricultural fields in Jizzax Province at the end of summer and in late fall.

Published Apr 24, 2011

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Tracking “Blue Tear” Blooms
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Tracking “Blue Tear” Blooms

Satellites can track Noctiluca scintillans, a type of phytoplankton that produce a bioluminescent glow at night.

Published Oct 7, 2019

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Summer Bloom in the Baltic Sea
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Summer Bloom in the Baltic Sea

Published Jul 8, 2005

Water Color

Agriculture Fields in Central Poland
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Agriculture Fields in Central Poland

Narrow, rectangular farm plots with historic roots spread across the landscape near Warta.

Published Apr 19, 2020

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Stressed Crops in Ukraine and Russia
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Stressed Crops in Ukraine and Russia

Published Oct 18, 2005

Drought