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   April 13, 2023 - Spring Bloom off the East Coast of the United States   
      
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      Patches of greens and blues colored the waters of the Atlantic Ocean   
      off the coast of the Mid-Atlantic United States in mid-April 2023.   
      
      The Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) on board   
      NASA’s Terra satellite acquired a true-color image that stretched from   
      Connecticut (north) to Maryland (south) on April 10. Tan-colored   
      sediment sits in the Long Island Sound south of Connecticut and in the   
      Delaware Bay, while swirls of color more typical of phytoplankton float   
      in the dark blue waters of the Atlantic Ocean. The largest and most   
      obvious phytoplankton bloom sits off the coast of New Jersey, not far   
      from the Delaware Bay.   
      
      Phytoplankton are microscopic plant-like organisms that live in the   
      Atlantic Ocean year-round. When conditions are right—favorable water   
      temperatures, enough sunlight, and abundant nutrients—these organisms   
      can reproduce explosively, creating blooms large enough to be visible   
      from space for days or even weeks. Blooms occur frequently off the   
      Mid-Atlantic states, usually in spring or summer.   
      
      Image Facts   
      Satellite:  Terra   
      Date Acquired: 4/10/2023   
      Resolutions:  1km (212 KB),  500m (498 KB),  250m (911.2 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=2023-04-13   
       
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