Ships, airplanes, and satellites all play a role in monitoring Chesapeake water quality, algae blooms, and dead zones.
Published Nov 2, 2016
An ongoing phytoplankton bloom has painted the sea surface in jewel tones.
Published May 12, 2013
The dynamic colors of ocean phytoplankton blooms reflect a host of dynamic relationships occurring below the water line.
Published Jan 9, 2015
Wild patterns on the water's surface are evidence of the fluid dynamics that occur when fresh river water meets sea water.
Published Aug 20, 2018
A NASA team was able to use satellite imagery to observe effects of a repair of Los Angeles' largest wastewater treatment plant.
Published Oct 30, 2018
Ghostly blue-green in Antarctica’s Mackenzie Bay likely owes its existence to a complicated mix of cold temperatures and changing water pressure.
Published Feb 23, 2012
Southeast of Hokkaido, where two ocean currents converge, swirls of phytoplankton color the Pacific green and blue.
Published Jun 11, 2009
Ocean plants color the water of the Great Australian Bight off the shore of Victoria, Australia, in this photo-like Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) image, taken by NASA’s Terra satellite on January 11, 2007.
Published Jan 17, 2007
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