Color plate 14 The distribution of surface chlorophyll during May 2003 over shelf regions of the extreme
North Pacific derived from MODIS-Aqua data, to emphasize the almost permanent coastal blooms that
are generated by the Kuril and Aleutian island arcs, and also the shelf-edge chlorophyll feature that is
characteristic of the Bering Sea during the spring bloom period.
Source: NASA.
Color plate 15 Congruent sea surface temperature and MODIS-Aqua chlorophyll fields at the confluence of
the Oyashio and Kuroshio streams east of Japan.
Source: NASA.
North Pacific derived from MODIS-Aqua data, to emphasize the almost permanent coastal blooms that
are generated by the Kuril and Aleutian island arcs, and also the shelf-edge chlorophyll feature that is
characteristic of the Bering Sea during the spring bloom period.
Source: NASA.
Color plate 15 Congruent sea surface temperature and MODIS-Aqua chlorophyll fields at the confluence of
the Oyashio and Kuroshio streams east of Japan.
Source: NASA.