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This is a 15-second video explaining the decrease in phytoplankton levels.
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New research led by NASA researchers has found populations of the microscopic marine plants, phytoplankton, have decreased in the Northern Hemisphere. An analysis using a NASA model in combination with ocean satellite data between 1998 and 2012, showed a 1% decrease of phytoplankton per year.
Research: Decadal Trends in Global Pelagic Ocean Chlorophyll: A New Assessment Combining Multiple Satellites, In Situ Data and Models, Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans.
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Joy Ng (USRA): Producer
Cecile S. Rousseaux (USRA): Scientist
Watson Gregg (NASA/GSFC): Scientist
Joy Ng (USRA): Narrator
Aaron E. Lepsch (ADNET Systems, Inc.): Project Support
Cecile S. Rousseaux (USRA): Scientist
Watson Gregg (NASA/GSFC): Scientist
Joy Ng (USRA): Narrator
Aaron E. Lepsch (ADNET Systems, Inc.): Project Support
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Narrated Movies
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NASA Science >> Earth
