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Rotating Phytoplankton 10-year Global Average
The SeaWiFS instrument aboard the SeaStar satellite has been collecting ocean data since 1997. By monitoring the color of reflected light via satellite, scientists can determine how successfully plant life is photosynthesizing. A measurement of photosynthesis is essentially a measurement of successful growth, and growth means successful use of ambient carbon. This animation displays the 10-year global average of nearly a decade's worth of data taken by the SeaWiFS instrument, showing the abundance of life in the sea. Dark blue represents warmer areas where there is little life due to lack of nutrients, and greens and reds represent cooler nutrient-rich areas.

This animation depicts a rotating globe with the phytoplankton 10-year global average data set.    This animation depicts a rotating globe with the phytoplankton 10-year global average data set.
Duration: 25.0 seconds
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Animation Number:3641
Completed:2009-09-30
Animators:Adam Martin (UMBC) (Lead)
 Horace Mitchell (NASA/GSFC)
Narrator:Troy Cline (Raytheon/GSFC)
Producer:Maria Frostic (UMBC)
Scientists:Gene Feldman (NASA/GSFC)
 Michael Behrenfeld (Oregon State University)
Writer:Maria Frostic (UMBC)
Platforms/Sensors/Data Sets:Aqua/MODIS/Blue Marble
 Terra and Aqua/MODIS/Band Combination 1, 4, 3 (3/2/2009)
 Sea Surface Temperature-Net Primary Productivity Correlation (1999-2004)
Series:Earth Science Week Phytoplankton
 Earth Science Week
Keywords:
DLESE >> Biology
SVS >> Biosphere
SVS >> HDTV
SVS >> Phytoplankton
SVS >> Phytoplankton Blooms
GCMD >> EARTH SCIENCE >> Biosphere
GCMD >> EARTH SCIENCE >> Biosphere >> Microbiota Taxonomy >> Phytoplankton
GCMD >> EARTH SCIENCE >> Biosphere >> Plant Taxonomy >> Phytoplankton
 
 
Please give credit for this item to:
NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center Scientific Visualization Studio. NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center, The SeaWiFS Project and GeoEye, Scientific Visualization Studio. NOTE: All SeaWiFS images and data presented on this web site are for research and educational use only. All commercial use of SeaWiFS data must be coordinated with GeoEye (http://www.geoeye.com).


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