File:Phytoplankton bloom in the North Atlantic Ocean (MODIS 2016-05-25).jpg

From Wikimedia Commons, the free media repository
Jump to navigation Jump to search

Original file ‎(2,400 × 1,800 pixels, file size: 740 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg)

Captions

Captions

The Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) aboard the Aqua satellite captured this true-color image on May 20.

Summary

[edit]
Description
English: A spring bloom filled the waters of the North Atlantic Ocean off of Iceland with swirls of blues and greens in late May 2016. The Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) aboard the Aqua satellite captured this true-color image on May 20. Such splashes of color are an annual event in the North Atlantic, and mark areas where millions of microscopic, plant-like organisms call phytoplankton are undergoing rapid reproduction. The North Atlantic bloom cab spread from the north, near Iceland, far to the south. The bloom usually peaks in late spring and persists through part of the summer. Although the blooms can last for many weeks, each individual organism typically lives only a few days.
Date Taken on 20 May 2016
Source

Phytoplankton bloom in the North Atlantic Ocean (direct link)

This image or video was catalogued by Goddard Space Flight Center of the United States National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) under Photo ID: 2016-05-25.

This tag does not indicate the copyright status of the attached work. A normal copyright tag is still required. See Commons:Licensing.
Other languages:

العربية ∙ беларуская (тарашкевіца) ∙ български ∙ català ∙ čeština ∙ dansk ∙ Deutsch ∙ English ∙ español ∙ فارسی ∙ français ∙ galego ∙ magyar ∙ հայերեն ∙ Bahasa Indonesia ∙ italiano ∙ 日本語 ∙ македонски ∙ മലയാളം ∙ Nederlands ∙ polski ∙ português ∙ русский ∙ sicilianu ∙ slovenščina ∙ Türkçe ∙ українська ∙ 简体中文 ∙ 繁體中文 ∙ +/−

Author Jeff Schmaltz, MODIS Land Rapid Response Team, NASA GSFC
This media is a product of the
Aqua mission
Credit and attribution belongs to the mission team, if not already specified in the "author" row

Licensing

[edit]
Public domain This file is in the public domain in the United States because it was solely created by NASA. NASA copyright policy states that "NASA material is not protected by copyright unless noted". (See Template:PD-USGov, NASA copyright policy page or JPL Image Use Policy.)
Warnings:

File history

Click on a date/time to view the file as it appeared at that time.

Date/TimeThumbnailDimensionsUserComment
current19:34, 15 February 2024Thumbnail for version as of 19:34, 15 February 20242,400 × 1,800 (740 KB)OptimusPrimeBot (talk | contribs)#Spacemedia - Upload of http://modis.gsfc.nasa.gov/gallery/images/image05252016_250m.jpg via Commons:Spacemedia

You cannot overwrite this file.

There are no pages that use this file.

Retrieved from "https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=File:Phytoplankton_bloom_in_the_North_Atlantic_Ocean_(MODIS_2016-05-25).jpg&oldid=852071493"