Phytoplankton bloom along the coasts of Sicily and Calabria, Italy

  • Credit

    Jacques Descloitres, MODIS Land Rapid Response Team, NASA/GSFC

This true-color MODIS image shows a phytoplankton bloom along the coasts of Sicily and Calabria, Italy. Phytoplankton is a microscopic marine organism that uses chlorophyll for energy. Sunlight reflects off of the chlorophyll in the phytoplankton to create the blue-green color in the water. This image was acquired April 7, 2002.

Metadata

  • Sensor

    Terra/MODIS

  • Visualization Date

    2002-04-18