Sea Surface Temperature and Vegetation Index Animation

This animation was produced using an 8-day composite of MODIS data acquired daily over the whole globe during the first week in April 2000. On land, the green to darker green pixels show where green foliage is being produced due to photosynthesis, while tan pixels show little or no productivity is occurring. In the ocean, the red pixels show warmer surface temperatures, while yellows and greens are intermediate values, and blue pixels show cold water.

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MODIS Instrument Team, NASA Goddard Space Flight Center,

Published April 18, 2000
Data acquired April 18, 2000

Source:

Terra > MODIS

Topics:

Biosphere > Vegetation > Vegetation Index

Oceans > Ocean Temperature > Sea Surface Temperature