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Plankton blooms swirling in the Baltic Sea image by Suomi NPP satellite

Description

Plankton blooms swirling in the Baltic Sea image by Suomi NPP satellite.This RGB color composite uses the satellite's SVI1, SVM4, and SVI2 bands,each sensitive to different colors of light. By combining these channels,features not apparent in normal visible imagery can be discerned.

Credit

NOAA/NASA/NESDIS Environmental Visualization Laboratory

Display Date

2014 July 24

Location

Baltic Sea

Collection

NOAA in Space