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Showing posts with label the Baltic Sea. Show all posts

Showing posts with label the Baltic Sea. Show all posts

Thursday, August 26, 2010

Empty beach chairs on a beach in the Baltic Sea resort

Empty beach chairs on a beach in the Baltic Sea resort Warnemünde, Germany

Empty beach chairs on a beach in the Baltic Sea resort Warnemünde, Germany

Thursday, July 29, 2010

A vast blue-green algae bloom filling the Baltic Sea.

A vast blue-green algae bloom filling the Baltic Sea. -

An image from the European Space Agency's Envisat satellite

Sunday, July 18, 2010

The Baltic Sea beach of Warnemuende, northern Germany

The Baltic Sea beach of Warnemuende, northern Germany

Friday, July 16, 2010

MERIS satellite image shows blue-green algae blooms

Envisat Medium Resolution Imaging Spectrometer (MERIS) satellite image acquired July 11, 2010 shows blue-green algae blooms in the Baltic Sea. The term "Algae bloom" is used to describe the multiplying of phytoplankton, microscopic marine plants that drift on or near the surface of the sea. While individually microscopic, the chlorophyll that phytoplankton use for photosynthesis collectively tints the surrounding ocean waters, providing a means of detecting these tiny organisms from space with dedicated 'ocean colour' sensors. Germany, Sweden, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Russia and Poland are pictured bordering the sea.

Envisat Medium Resolution Imaging Spectrometer (MERIS) satellite image shows blue-green algae blooms in the Baltic Sea

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