Tag: Ocean Monitoring
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Anatomy of a Phytoplankton Bloom North of Hawai’i: What the Swirls Reveal
Introduction: The Summer Swirls Above Hawai’i Every summer, satellite images reveal vast swirls of color drifting north of the Hawaiian Islands. These phytoplankton blooms, driven by a complex mix of light, nutrients, and water movement, illuminate the upper ocean in hues of green and brown. Yet the precise mechanisms that spark, sustain, and dissipate these…
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SpaceX to Launch Sentinel-6B Ocean-Mapping Satellite from Vandenberg, Live Coverage Available
Overview: SpaceX Set to Launch Sentinel-6B SpaceX is preparing to launch an advanced ocean-mapping satellite, Sentinel-6B, from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California. The mission, slated for the early hours of Monday, November 17, aims to bolster sea-surface height measurements and climate data for Europe and NASA. If weather and technical bookings hold, the Falcon…