Scientists from the Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, MD, will soon have a unique opportunity to study the Earth's oceans from space. Space provides a medium for studying the ocean globally, rather than being limited to isolated areas on Earth.
Ocean color is made up of varying concentrations and types of phytoplankton.
SeaWiFs will target areas of the oceans and provide data on pytoplankton levels, health and chemistry and study changes occurring over time. Galapagos Islands - Image reveals high concentrations of phytoplankton productivity affected by the interaction of the South Equatorial Current with the Galapagos Archipelago. The warm core rings produced by the Gulf Stream are visible, revealing higher concentrations of phytoplankton. This is NOT a finished production and contains no narration.