Global chlorophyll levels, 1997-2003. Global satellite map showing average chlorophyll levels in the Earth's oceans during the period from 1997 to 200
Global chlorophyll levels, 1997-2003. Global satellite map showing average chlorophyll levels in the Earth's oceans during the period from 1997 to 2003. The ocean colours show concentration of chlorophyll (due to phytoplankton blooms) in milligrams per cubic metre, from low levels (dark blue, ) through light blue, green, yellow and orange to high levels (red, 1). Land is blacked out. The chlorophyll data was obtained by the Sea-viewing Wide Field-of-view-Sensor (SeaWiFS) on the OrbView-2 spacecraft. This sensor operated for 13 years from September 1997 to December 2010.
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Photo credit: © NASA/SeaWiFS/GeoEye/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY / Alamy / Afripics
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