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Phytoplankton blooms
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New Zealand Phytoplankton Bloom
October 27, 2009 | Earth Observatory

This satellite image shows a picturesque phytoplankton bloom off New Zealand’s eastern coast. The different colors in the swirls show concentrations of coccolithophores (light blue) and diatoms (dark green-blue).


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