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   March 28, 2023 - Bloom off of Namibia   
      
      Bloom   
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      Glimmers of green colored the waters of the South Atlantic Ocean off   
      the northern Namibian coast in late March 2023. The Moderate Resolution   
      Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) on board NASA’s Aqua satellite   
      acquired a true-color image of the scene on March 26.   
      
      The peacock-green streaks and swirls mark a large mass of floating   
      phytoplankton—microscopic plant-like creatures that live in these   
      waters year-round. When conditions are favorable, the tiny organisms   
      can reproduce explosively to create large colonies that can easily be   
      seen from space.   
      
      The location of this bloom occurs over a continental shelf off of the   
      African continent, and in an area washed by the highly productive   
      Benguela current system. This current flows along the ocean surface,   
      moving north and west along the coast from southern Africa, and is   
      enriched by dust blowing off the coastal deserts, including the   
      beautiful orange sands of the Namib Desert. Easterly winds push surface   
      waters offshore and promote upwelling, which carries cold,   
      nutrient-rich waters up from the seafloor to the upper layers where   
      phytoplankton are found and often spurs colorful blooms.   
      
      Image Facts   
      Satellite:  Aqua   
      Date Acquired: 3/26/2023   
      Resolutions:  1km (249 KB),  500m (566.6 KB),  250m (349.4 KB)   
      Bands Used: 1,4,3   
      Image Credit: MODIS Land Rapid Response Team, NASA GSFC   
      
      
      
   https://modis.gsfc.nasa.gov/gallery/individual.php?db_date=2023-03-28   
       
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