File:Phytoplankton bloom in the southern hemisphere.jpg

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This cloud-free image of the Southern Atlantic Ocean was acquired by one of the Copernicus Sentinel-3 satellites on 24 November 2020.

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English: Phytoplankton are microscopic, plant-like organisms that use chlorophyll to harness sunlight for energy creation. They are critically important to the global carbon cycle and key producers of the oxygen that is essential to life and ecosystems. Conditions for phytoplankton blooms in the Southern Hemisphere are just right in the spring and summer seasons (roughly from October to February). This cloud-free image of the Southern Atlantic Ocean was acquired by one of the Copernicus Sentinel-3 satellites on 24 November 2020. It shows a very large phytoplankton bloom located between the coasts of Argentina and the Falkland Islands which spans roughly 600km. Phytoplankton blooms are indicators of the health of a marine ecosystem, and, therefore, their monitoring is a key component of effective management of coastal and oceanic resources. The Copernicus Sentinel-3 mission provides continuous and high-frequency monitoring of oceanic water quality. [SO1]One mission - 2 satellites
Date Taken on 24 November 2020
Source Phytoplankton bloom in the southern hemisphere
Author European Union , Copernicus Sentinel-3 imagery

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Attribution: Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data 2020

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