RELEASE NO: 97-82P

SATELLITE OCEAN COLOR IMAGE - This satellite ocean color image which was derived from data collected by the Ocean Color and Temperature Scanner on board NASDA's ADEOS satellite was acquired on May 5, 1997. The image shows the phytoplankton chlorophyll concentrations off the eastern coast of North America from Nova Scotia to South Carolina. The lowest chlorophyll concentrations, shown in dark blue, are associated with the core of the Gulf Stream, a warm, powerful ocean current that flows along the eastern coast of the United States, and in this image, can be seen moving towards the east just to the north of Cape Hatteras, N.C. A warm core Gulf Stream ring, over 100 kilometers in diameter can be seen due south of Nova Scotia along the edge of the Gulf Stream. The more productive, phytoplankton-rich waters are found inshore of the Gulf Stream and are shown in the green and yellow colors. The orange-red area off the coast between New York City and Ocean City, Md. might be a very large phytoplankton bloom.

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