A plankton guide to ocean physics: Colouring in the currents round South Africa and Madagascar
The ocean colour sensor SeaWiFS, launched in August 1997, has been a great boon to those researching large-scale oceanic biological productivity. The sensor can detect variations in the colour of the water due to the presence of chlorophyll in phytoplankton, which essentially changes the water colou...
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