File:Phytoplankton bloom in the Atlantic Ocean.jpg
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[edit]DescriptionPhytoplankton bloom in the Atlantic Ocean.jpg |
English: This image, acquired by one of the Copernicus Sentinel-3 satellites on 22 March 2021, shows a phytoplankton bloom 400 km southeast of the island of Newfoundland in Canada. Phytoplankton blooms are usually observed in this part of the Atlantic Ocean in midsummer when cold water from the Labrador Sea converges with warm water transported by the Gulf Stream. These conditions support the proliferation of nutrients needed to sustain them. The phytoplankton bloom shown in this image is probably supported by the presence of nutrients that are likely to stem from the absence of sea ice and the anomalously high air and sea surface temperatures of this mild winter. By measuring the colour of the ocean, Copernicus Sentinel-3 satellites allow for the monitoring and detailed study of the properties and dynamics of the biogeochemical constituents of the oceans. |
Date | Taken on 22 March 2021 |
Source | Phytoplankton bloom in the Atlantic Ocean |
Author | European Union , Copernicus Sentinel-2 imagery |
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Attribution: Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data 2021
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