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Ten Years of Chlorophyll Measurements in the Western North Atlantic

Ten Years of Chlorophyll Measurements in the Western North Atlantic

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The MODIS instrument on NASA's Aqua satellite has been measuring ocean color since mid-2002. Roll your pointer over the above image of the east coast of North America to view an animation of 10 years (2003 - 2012) of MODIS-derived oceanic chlorophyll concentrations in the region.