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PULSE
OF THE PLANET - EXPLOSION IN THE GALAPAGOS
SeaWiFS images
documented the rapid demise of El Nino in the waters around
the Galapagos Islands. The images show a explosion in plankton
growth as the warm El Nino waters blamed for choking off essential
ocean nutrients are replaced by deep, cold waters. The false
color images, which document plankton concentrations a period
from May 9 - 24 1998, show that life in the region to the
west archipelago returned in remarkable abundance. High concentrations
are shown red. Areas blocked by clouds are shown in white.
SeaWiFS AROUND
THE NATION
Throughout the duration
of the SeaWiFS project, affiliated researchers have produced
a series of high-resolution images to help them better understand
seasonal changes in ocean and land-based plant life in regions
around the U.S. Each sequence begins with true color images
and transitions to computer-enhanced images that highlight
plankton and sediment concentrations.
  
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Charleston,
SC
Miami, FL
New Orleans, LA
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names for TIFF images of Charleston,
Miami,
New
Orleans
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on city names UNDER the pictures for animations of each.
A
UNIQUE VANTAGE FOR TEMPESTS
SeaWiFS provided
a unique perspective to a variety of natural disasters, including
fires in Florida, Mexico, and Indonesia, floods in China and
the progress of Hurricanes such as Georges.
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Florida
Fires - June 1998 
animation
Yucatan
Peninsula Fires - May 1998
animation
Flooding
on the Yangtze River - August 1998 
animation
Flooding
on the Songhua River 
animation
Hurricane
Georges - June 1998
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