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Chlorophyll a along the Mid-Atlantic coast, USA

Image captured on 27 May 2019, by the MODIS instrument, on board the Terra satellite.

Chlorophyll a along the Mid-Atlantic coast, USA on 27 May 2019 (MODIS/Terra)

True color base image overlaid with Chlorophyll a from the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) instrument, on board the Terra satellite. The information was acquired on 27 May 2019. This rainbow color palette applied to the Chlorophyll a layer shows a gradient from reds to blues/violets where reds indicate high Chlorophyll a concentrations, and blues/violets indicate lower Chlorophyll a concentrations.

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Last Updated: Oct 4, 2019 at 8:32 AM EDT