Development of a phytoplankton bloom (VIDEO)

University of Hawaii at Manoa

Caption

An animation of daily chlorophyll concentrations observed from satellites for June-July 2018. High chlorophyll levels (light blue) indicate a bloom of photosynthetic microbes on the surface, where Kilauea's ash was deposited.

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W. Cheah, Universiti Malaya

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