Satellite view of Phytoplankton organisms in "bloom", Black Sea Russia


The Black Sea in eastern Russia is experiencing an ongoing phytoplankton bloom This image shows the waters to be colorful than before and part of the increased brightness may be due to the presence of sun glint especially in the center of the sea However more organisms appear to be present as well their photosynthetic pigments reflecting different wavelengths of light This Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer MODIS image was captured on June 15 2002 NASA Dembinsky Photo Associates www dpaphoto com


Size: 5459px × 4200px
Location: Black Sea Russia
Photo credit: © NASA / Dembinsky Photo Associates / Alamy / Afripics
License: Royalty Free
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