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The Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) acquired a true-color image of the multi-colored sea on March 29.

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English: Swirls and streaks of green and blue colored the waters of the North Sea in late March 2019. The Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) acquired a true-color image of the multi-colored sea on March 29.

The colors are primarily the result of a bloom of phytoplankton—microscopic, plant-like organisms that live in relatively small numbers these waters year-round. When conditions (temperature, sunlight, and nutrients) are right, the tiny organisms begin to reproduce explosively in huge blooms that can be easily seen from space.

While most of the color is most likely due to phytoplankton, ocean color may also be caused by suspended sediment. That’s likely the case here, especially in the south where a large band of color appears to begin off the shores of Great Britain and stretches toward the Netherlands. Sediment also may carry nutrients that encourage phytoplankton growth.
Date Taken on 29 March 2019
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