Ocean Color Image Gallery

The North Sea

This view of the springtime North Sea is another good illustration of the importance of remote sensing to understanding our planet's oceans. There is no imaginable way for surface-based observers to capture the level of phytoplankton variability seen in this image.

The above image comprises data collected by Aqua/MODIS on April 20, 2020. Click on it to get a larger version showing a broader region.