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This false-color SeaWiFS image, acquired on October 6, 2002, shows a phytoplankton bloom off the California coast.

The Incredible Glowing Algae

Phytoplankton blooms occur in all the Earth’s oceans when nutrient and sunlight conditions are right.
Feature Article
July 28, 2020
CZCS image of the southwest African coast, showing the high productivity of the Benguela upwelling zone and associated features of the Benguela current, 1980.

The Color of Disease

Harmful algal blooms appear to increase in intensity, duration, and extent.
Feature Article
July 28, 2020
Damage from a category 5 typhoon completely wiped out a coconut and breadfruit plantation in the Caroline Islands, located east of the Philippines in the Pacific Ocean.

Stirring up Life

Using data from three satellite instruments, researchers find that a tropical cyclone had a significant effect on phytoplankton production in the South China Sea.
Feature Article
July 28, 2020
The image above is from TOPEX/Poseidon on 10 November 1997.

Rising Above Tide Gauges

TOPEX/Poseidon data help a scientist find a rise in global mean sea level.
Feature Article
July 28, 2020
The image above shows mean ocean temperatures in the Pacific (in degrees Celsius)

Questioning Convection

Scientists use ENSO as a test for a climate model examining the change in heat trapped by greenhouse gases.
Feature Article
July 28, 2020
The image above shows SSM/I sea ice minimum from 1979

Polar Paradox

Melt caused by climate warming may increase sea ice extent in the polar regions.
Feature Article
July 23, 2020
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