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   June 28, 2022 - Swirls off the Pacific Northwest   
      
      Swirls off the Pacific Northwest   
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      Few clouds floated in the sky off the coast of the Pacific Northwest on   
      June 26, 2022, when the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer   
      (MODIS) on the Aqua satellite acquired a stunning and rare clear-sky,   
      true-color image of the region.   
      
      On land, the image captures a view of the Canadian province of British   
      Columbia (north), including Vancouver Island, and the U.S. state of   
      Washington and part of northern Oregon. The verdant deep greens are   
      coastal forest, both along the coast and on the lower mountain   
      elevations. Even though it is early summer, the high elevations remain   
      white with ice and snow. Low valleys and agricultural lands appear   
      lighter green.   
      
      South of Vancouver Island, sparse lines of cloud hover over a large   
      bloom of phytoplankton that tints the water with swirls of green and   
      turquoise. These microscopic plant-like organisms live in these waters   
      in small numbers year-round, but when upper layers of water are loaded   
      with nutrients (usually due to upwelling of cool, nutrient-rich water   
      from deep in the sea to the surface) and the water temperature and   
      sunlight hours are favorable, phytoplankton can reproduce explosively   
      to create massive “blooms” that can easily be seen from space. Blooms   
      are common in this location, especially in spring and summer.   
      
      Image Facts   
      Satellite:  Aqua   
      Date Acquired: 6/26/2022   
      Resolutions:  1km (510.2 KB),  500m (1.3 MB),  250m (3 MB)   
      Bands Used: 1,4,3   
      Image Credit: MODIS Land Rapid Response Team, NASA GSFC   
      
      
      
   https://modis.gsfc.nasa.gov/gallery/individual.php?db_date=2022-06-28   
       
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