Oxygen Factories in the Southern Ocean
Phytoplankton, the grass of the sea, by floating, drifting, plant-like organisms that harness the energy of the Sun. Then they mix it with carbon dioxide
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Coloring the Sea
An astonishing view of a phytoplankton bloom near Alaska’s Pribilof Islands, taken by the Operational Land Imager (OLI) on Landsat 8.
Plankton-full and colorful Patagonian waters
Late spring and summer weather brings plankton (blooms) of color to the Atlantic Ocean off of South America’s Patagonian waters, from this satellite view.
Springtime in the Gulf of Alaska
Springtime brings increased sunlight, bursts of nutrients, and changing water conditions to the Gulf of Alaska. The combination promotes massive blooms of phytoplankton—microscopic, plant-like organisms
Spiral of Plankton
A plankton bloom acquired by the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) on NASA’s Aqua satellite, off the coast of Australia.
Bloom Aquatic Farm concept
Bloom Aquatic Farm concept is a spherical semi submersible platform for the year of 2050 where sea level might rise due to global warming more
Something Fishy in the Deep Dark Ocean
In December 2012, NOAA and NASA released a new map of the Earth at night. Built with data from the Visible Infrared Imaging Radiometer Suite
The PlanetSolar DeepWater expedition
PlanetSolar, the largest solar catamaran ever built, became a scientific platform as part of the DeepWater expedition. The researchers will conduct a unique campaign of
The true color of the Black Sea
During the summer these calcite-shedding phytoplankton can color much of the Black Sea cyan. An Aqua-MODIS image captured on July 15, 2012. Image credit: NASA/GSFC/MODIS
Iceberg twice Manhattan’s size breaks off Greenland glacier
An iceberg, or ice island, twice the size of Manhattan has broken away from the Petermann Glacier in northern Greenland. Images from Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer
