Plankton Bloom Tie Dyes the Sea
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Plankton Bloom Tie Dyes the Sea
Like tie dye on the water, blue and green swirls decorate the Barents Sea off the coast of Norway in this Aug. 14 image. The colors are created by a massivephytoplankton bloom. This image, captured by NASAs Aqua satellite, reveals a distinctive milky blue color often associated with plankton called coccolithophores.
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