• MODIS Pic of the Day 24 October 2022

    From Dan Richter@1:317/3 to All on Mon Oct 24 12:00:10 2022
    October 24, 2022 - Bloom in the Bass Strait

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    The deep blue waters of the Bass Strait were stained with the
    jewel-like tones of a spring phytoplankton bloom in mid-October 2022.
    The Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) on board
    NASA’s Aqua satellite acquired a true-color image of the colorful scene
    on October 20.

    The Bass Strait is about 124 miles (200 km) wide, separating Australia
    (north) and Tasmania (south). Said to be twice as wide and twice as
    rough as the English Channel, the generally-shallow waters of the
    strait sit on complex bottom topography that creates a richly
    biodiverse marine ecosystem.

    Phytoplankton—microscopic plant-like organisms—live in the Bass Strait
    year-round. When conditions are favorable, they can reproduce
    explosively to create massive blooms that can easily be seen from
    space. Phytoplankton form the base of the marine food chain, thus help
    maintain the wide array of marine life teeming within the Bass Strait.

    Image Facts
    Satellite: Aqua
    Date Acquired: 10/20/2022
    Resolutions: 1km ( B), 500m (743.2 KB), 250m (2.1 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=2022-10-24

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