MODIS caught a clear view of an explosion of phytoplankton—a rare treat since the Barents Sea is cloud-covered roughly 80 percent of the summer.
Published Aug 18, 2011
In this natural-color image from August 31, 2010, a large phytoplankton bloom colors the Barents Sea turquoise, teal, navy, and green.
Published Sep 5, 2010
Phytoplankton and blue-green algae blooms off of Scandinavia seem to be particularly intense this summer.
Published Jul 23, 2018
In May 2020, a vivid phytoplankton bloom colored the surface waters of the country’s second-longest fjord.
Published Jun 10, 2020
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
Acquired August 24, 2012, this natural-color image shows a profusion of peacock hues created by a phytoplankton bloom in the Barents Sea.
Published Sep 25, 2012
In July 2016, phytoplankton in the Barents Sea turned the surface waters milky blue.
Published Jul 6, 2016
Early summer water conditions provide fertile territory for phytoplankton blooms.
Published Jul 5, 2015
The waters off of Newfoundland were colored by coccolithophore blooms for two months.
Published Sep 21, 2020
The waters off of the Alaskan coast usually come alive each spring with colorful swirls of phytoplankton.
Published Jul 14, 2018
Phytoplankton are usually most abundant in this area when spring melting and runoff freshen the water and add nutrients just as sunlight is increasing.
Published May 8, 2018
A colorful image of the Arabian Sea shows the various types of activities occurring in the waters.
Published Dec 27, 2018
Phytoplankton and sediment produced a vivid display in this relatively shallow sea between Great Britain and northern Europe.
Published Apr 9, 2020
Bright colors mark the return of the annual North Atlantic phytoplankton bloom to ocean waters from Denmark to Iceland.
Published Jul 12, 2013
Acquired September 10, 2011, this natural-color image shows a persistent phytoplankton bloom in the Barents Sea.
Published Sep 15, 2011
Changing conditions in the waters near Alaska promotes late summer phytoplankton growth.
Published Sep 19, 2014
Reminiscent of the distinctive swirls in a Van Gogh painting, millions of microscopic plants color the waters of the North Atlantic with strokes of blue, turquoise, green, and brown. Fed by nutrients that have built up during the winter and the long, sunlit days of late spring and early summer, the cool waters of the North Atlantic come alive every year with a vivid display of color. The microscopic plants, called phytoplankton, that give the water this color are the base of the marine food chain.
Published Jul 3, 2007
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