Distribution of sea surface temperature observed on April 25, 1997 by the infrared band of Ocean Colour and Temperature Sensor (OCTS IR) onboard The Japanese ADEOS satellite

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Phytoplankton (chlorophyll-a) concentration in Japanese waters observed on April 25, 1997 by visible near infrared band of the Ocean Colour and Temperature Scanner (OCTS VNIR) onboard the Japanese Satellite ADEOS.

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VIIRS-SNPP four month composite images (2014 October through 2015 January) of Chlorophyll a concentration (top) and the spectral attenuation coefficient at 490 nm (bottom) processed using NOAA-MSL12 ocean color data processing system with the BMW option for the NIR reflectance correction algorithm

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This SeaWiFS image of our world depicts the global biosphere—the ocean’s long-term average phytoplankton chlorophyll concentration acquired between September 1997 and August 2000 combined with the SeaWiFS-derived Normalized Difference Vegetation Index over land during July 2000.

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Sentinel-3 OLCI coccolithophore blooms

Phytoplankton swirl in the Atlantic ocean off the coast of Iceland on June 3, 2016. (NASA Worldview)

Sentinel-3 OLCI cyanobacteria blooms

Schematic explaining the concept of the biological carbon pump – how phytoplankton contribute to take-up and storage of atmospheric carbon dioxide.

http://www.rapid.ac.uk/abc/background.php

Sentinel-3 OLCI chlorophyll-a concentration early result
SeaWiFS Biosphere from 1997 to 2006

https://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov

Sentinel-3 OLCI chlorophyll-a concentration early result. The dark blues have the lowest concentrations, followed by the light blues, then greens, yellow, and finally red which has the highest concentration of Chlorophyll a.

Sentinel-3 OLCI sediment plumes off North West Borneo

Sentinel-3 OLCI sediment plumes / Great Barrier Reef ecosystem

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Artist impression of Sentinel-3

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