Swirls of milky blue and green reveal the presence of massive numbers of phytoplankton in the South Atlantic Ocean near the Falkland Islands.
Published Jan 6, 2018The sum of Earth's plants, on land and in the ocean, changes slightly from year to year as weather patterns shift. This pair of images contrasts average plant growth in 2002 to growth in 2008, revealing small interannual changes.
Published Jun 6, 2009In several decades of observing the ocean with satellites, our vision has changed as much as the sea.
Published Apr 30, 2019A new statistical reconstruction of chlorophyll measurements could help ocean scientists better understand how ocean biology patterns change over time.
Published Nov 17, 2017Fall storms often hinder ecological research in the vicinity of the North Atlantic, but in 2015, scientists made observations from ship, aircraft, and satellite.
Published Dec 10, 2015