Patagonian Shelf Waters Abloom

Colorful swirls of water reveal the presence of phytoplankton in the South Atlantic Ocean near the Falkland Islands.

This image originally appeared in the NASA Earth Observatory story Patagonian Shelf Waters Abloom.

NASA Earth Observatory image by Wanmei Liang, using PACE data from NASA EOSDIS LANCE and GIBS/Worldview. Story by Kathryn Hansen.

Published December 4, 2024
Data acquired November 30, 2024