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A Bloom in the Barents Sea
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A Bloom in the Barents Sea

Acquired August 24, 2012, this natural-color image shows a profusion of peacock hues created by a phytoplankton bloom in the Barents Sea.

Published Sep 25, 2012

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Phytoplankton Bloom in the Barents Sea
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Phytoplankton Bloom in the Barents Sea

In this natural-color image from August 31, 2010, a large phytoplankton bloom colors the Barents Sea turquoise, teal, navy, and green.

Published Sep 5, 2010

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Coccolithophores in the Barents Sea
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Coccolithophores in the Barents Sea

Published Aug 27, 2002

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Dueling Blooms
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Dueling Blooms

Satellite imagers captured the transition from one blooming phytoplankton genus to another in the Barents Sea in the summer of 2014.

Published Aug 10, 2014

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The Barents Sea Abloom
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The Barents Sea Abloom

In July 2016, phytoplankton in the Barents Sea turned the surface waters milky blue.

Published Jul 6, 2016

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Channeling a Bloom
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Channeling a Bloom

Unusually clear skies and persistent, unseasonable heat may have set the stage for large and persistent blooms of phytoplankton in the waters around England.

Published Jun 26, 2020

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Summer Blooms in the Baltic and Barents
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Summer Blooms in the Baltic and Barents

Phytoplankton and blue-green algae blooms off of Scandinavia seem to be particularly intense this summer.

Published Jul 23, 2018

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Bloom in the Barents Sea
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Bloom in the Barents Sea

Acquired September 10, 2011, this natural-color image shows a persistent phytoplankton bloom in the Barents Sea.

Published Sep 15, 2011

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Spring Color in the North Sea
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Spring Color in the North Sea

Phytoplankton are usually most abundant in this area when spring melting and runoff freshen the water and add nutrients just as sunlight is increasing.

Published May 8, 2018

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Bloom in the Barents Sea
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Bloom in the Barents Sea

A break in the clouds provided a window to a brilliant display of color in the Barents Sea north off Norway on August 1, 2007. The bright aquamarine hues suggest that this is likely a coccolithophore bloom.

Published Aug 3, 2007

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Norwegian Fjord Turns Turquoise
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Norwegian Fjord Turns Turquoise

In May 2020, a vivid phytoplankton bloom colored the surface waters of the country’s second-longest fjord.

Published Jun 10, 2020

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The North Sea Abloom
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The North Sea Abloom

Early summer water conditions provide fertile territory for phytoplankton blooms.

Published Jul 5, 2015

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Coccolithophores in the Barents Sea
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Coccolithophores in the Barents Sea

Published Aug 26, 2002

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Persistent Phytoplankton
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Persistent Phytoplankton

The waters off of Newfoundland were colored by coccolithophore blooms for two months.

Published Sep 21, 2020

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Churning in the Chukchi Sea
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Churning in the Chukchi Sea

The waters off of the Alaskan coast usually come alive each spring with colorful swirls of phytoplankton.

Published Jul 14, 2018

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 Barents Sea in Bloom
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Barents Sea in Bloom

This image of the summer phytoplankton bloom in the Barents Sea off the northwesternmost corner of Russia was captured by the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) on NASA’s Aqua satellite on August 19, 2009. The milky-blue color that dominates the bloom suggests that it contains large numbers of phytoplankton called coccolithophores.

Published Aug 22, 2009

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Phytoplankton Surge in Arctic Waters
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Phytoplankton Surge in Arctic Waters

The floating plant-like organisms are showing up in higher concentrations across the Arctic Ocean.

Published Jul 30, 2020

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Arctic Waters Keep Warming in 2013
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Arctic Waters Keep Warming in 2013

A new report summarizes Arctic environmental conditions in 2013, including sea surface temperatures.

Published Dec 13, 2013

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Phytoplankton Bloom Near Norway
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Phytoplankton Bloom Near Norway

Published Jul 30, 2004

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Bloom in the Norwegian Sea
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Bloom in the Norwegian Sea

The brilliant shades of blue and green that fill the waters near the Norwegian shore in this photo-like image are likely phytoplankton.

Published Aug 6, 2009

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