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Terra of Barents Sea and Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC)
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White Sea Traps Seal Pups
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White Sea Traps Seal Pups |
| Abstract |
According to reports, some 200,000 young seals face starvation after becoming trapped on ice in the White Sea of northern Russia. The seals, born last year, should have floated on the ice out to the nearby Barents Sea, but the ice this year has remained stuck to the shores of the White Sea. |
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2001-05-16 |
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White Sea Traps Seal Pups
| Title |
White Sea Traps Seal Pups |
| Abstract |
According to reports, some 200,000 young seals face starvation after becoming trapped on ice in the White Sea of northern Russia. The seals, born last year, should have floated on the ice out to the nearby Barents Sea, but the ice this year has remained stuck to the shores of the White Sea. |
| Completed |
2001-05-16 |
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White Sea Traps Seal Pups
| Title |
White Sea Traps Seal Pups |
| Abstract |
According to reports, some 200,000 young seals face starvation after becoming trapped on ice in the White Sea of northern Russia. The seals, born last year, should have floated on the ice out to the nearby Barents Sea, but the ice this year has remained stuck to the shores of the White Sea. |
| Completed |
2001-05-16 |
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White Sea Traps Seal Pups
| Title |
White Sea Traps Seal Pups |
| Abstract |
According to reports, some 200,000 young seals face starvation after becoming trapped on ice in the White Sea of northern Russia. The seals, born last year, should have floated on the ice out to the nearby Barents Sea, but the ice this year has remained stuck to the shores of the White Sea. |
| Completed |
2001-05-16 |
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White Sea Traps Seal Pups
| Title |
White Sea Traps Seal Pups |
| Abstract |
According to reports, some 200,000 young seals face starvation after becoming trapped on ice in the White Sea of northern Russia. The seals, born last year, should have floated on the ice out to the nearby Barents Sea, but the ice this year has remained stuck to the shores of the White Sea. |
| Completed |
2001-05-16 |
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White Sea Traps Seal Pups
| Title |
White Sea Traps Seal Pups |
| Abstract |
According to reports, some 200,000 young seals face starvation after becoming trapped on ice in the White Sea of northern Russia. The seals, born last year, should have floated on the ice out to the nearby Barents Sea, but the ice this year has remained stuck to the shores of the White Sea. |
| Completed |
2001-05-16 |
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Bloom in the Barents Sea
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Bloom in the Barents Sea |
| Description |
A break in the clouds provided a window to a brilliant display of color in the Barents Sea north off Norway on August 1, 2007. The bright aquamarine hues suggest that this is likely a coccolithophore [ http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/Library/Coccolithophores/ ] bloom. A coccolithophore is a tiny, surface-dwelling ocean plant that is coated with microscopic limestone (calcite) scales. This white coating makes the plant highly reflective. It reflects nearly all of the light that hits it, and it is this reflected light that gives the ocean the radiant blue color seen in this image. Coccolithophores flourish in nutrient-poor, sub-polar waters. Like other types of microscopic ocean plants (phytoplankton), coccolithophores are an important food source for fish and other marine animals. Coccolithophore blooms occur when large numbers of the plants grow in one place. Such blooms can be large: The visible portion of this bloom covers about 150,000 square kilometers (57,000 square miles) or roughly the area of Wisconsin. [ http://www.sco.wisc.edu/maps/WIstatistics.php ] The Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS [ http://modis.gsfc.nasa.gov ]) on NASA's Terra [ http://terra.nasa.gov/ ] satellite captured this image. NASA image courtesy Norman Kuring, Ocean Color Group [ http://oceancolor.gsfc.nasa.gov/ ] at Goddard Space Flight Center. |
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Canadian Smoke off Norway
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Canadian Smoke off Norway |
| Description |
Smoke (greyish pixels) from the wildfires in Saskatchewan has crossed the Atlantic Ocean and arrived over the shores of Norway on July 12, 2002. The brighter, turquoise swirls in the otherwise dark waters of the Barents Sea indicate the presence of a large phytoplankton bloom. This true-color scene was acquired by the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer, flying aboard NASA?s Terra satellite. Please note that the high-resolution scene provided here is 500 meters per pixel. For a copy of the scene at the sensor?s fullest resolution, visit the MODIS Rapid Response Image Gallery. Image courtesy Jacques Descloitres, MODIS Land Rapid Response Team at NASA GSFC |
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Phytoplankton Bloom Near Nor
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Phytoplankton Bloom Near Norway |
| Description |
Turquoise swirls in the cool Barents Sea north of Norway are caused by a bloom of phytoplankton, microscopic plants that turn ocean waters bright blue and green when viewed from space. The bright blue color suggests that this bloom may be caused by coccolithophores, tiny plants coated in white calcium carbonate (chalk). The white plates reflect light, and through the blue reflectance of the water, turn the water the brilliant blue seen here. This image of the bloom was acquired by the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer [ http://modis.gsfc.nasa.gov ] (MODIS) on NASA's Terra [ http://terra.nasa.gov/ ] satellite on August 1, 2004. The image has a resolution of 250 meters per pixel, but is available in additional resolutions [ http://rapidfire.sci.gsfc.nasa.gov/gallery/?2004214-0801/Norway.A2004214.1100.148 ]. NASA image courtesy Jacques Descloitres, MODIS Rapid Response Team [ http://rapidfire.sci.gsfc.nasa.gov ] at NASA GSFC |
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Coccolithophores in the Bare
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nasa, nasanaturalhazards
The Barents Sea features a s
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Barents.TMO2002234
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IMAGE |
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image |
| date |
2002-08-22 |
| creator |
NASA -- NASA Image Of The Day |
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Barents.TMO2002234 |
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Bloom in the Barents Sea: Na
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nasa, nasanaturalhazards
A break in the clouds provid
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ge_18843
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IMAGE |
| mediatype |
image |
| date |
2007-08-01 |
| creator |
NASA -- NASA Image Of The Day |
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ge_18843 |
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Canadian Smoke off Norway: N
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nasa, nasanaturalhazards
Smoke (greyish pixels) from
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Norway_TMO2002193
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IMAGE |
| mediatype |
image |
| date |
2002-07-12 |
| creator |
NASA -- NASA Image Of The Day |
| identifier |
Norway_TMO2002193 |
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Phytoplankton Bloom Near Nor
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nasa, nasanaturalhazards
Turquoise swirls in the cool
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Norway_TMO_2004214
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IMAGE |
| mediatype |
image |
| date |
2004-08-01 |
| creator |
NASA -- NASA Image Of The Day |
| identifier |
Norway_TMO_2004214 |
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Phytoplankton Bloom Near Nor
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nasa, nasanaturalhazards
Turquoise swirls in the cool
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Norway_TMO_2004214
| mediatype |
IMAGE |
| mediatype |
image |
| date |
2004-08-01 |
| creator |
NASA -- NASA Image Of The Day |
| identifier |
Norway_TMO_2004214 |
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