In several decades of observing the ocean with satellites, our vision has changed as much as the sea.
Published Apr 30, 2019
A Korean satellite provides an hourly view of the phytoplankton in the ocean, while also offering a testbed for future ocean-observing satellite missions.
Published Jun 21, 2016
Swirling waters from the Agulhas Current stir up a phytoplankton bloom.
Published Feb 11, 2012
Iridescent shades of peacock blue and emerald green decorated the South Atlantic Ocean off the coast of Argentina on December 24, 2007. Though hundreds of kilometers in length, these bright bands of color were formed by miniscule objects—tiny surface-dwelling ocean plants known as phytoplankton.
Published Dec 27, 2007
