Argentina – June 22nd, 2013
Phytoplankton and sediments float in the waters of the Atlantic, parallel to the coast of Argentina. Sediments are particularly dense along the coast by Bahía Blanca (upper right quadrant), while two other mixed plumes can be viewed trailing off the Valdes Peninsula (center) and the southern end of the San Jorge Gulf.
Argentina – November 10th, 2012
A phytoplankton bloom continues to flourish off the coast of Argentine Patagonia, tinging the Atlantic’s waters bright shades of blue and green. The bloom has be present there since October (click here for previous images). Some colors are also visible along the coastline, by Bahía Blanca (above) and in the San Matías Gulf (just above center). The former is likely caused by a mix of sediments and phytoplankton, while the latter may be predominately phytoplankton due to its electric blue color.
Argentina – October 30th, 2012
An electric blue phytoplankton bloom hangs in the waters off the coast of Argentina, southeast of the Valdés Peninsula. A faint trail of phytoplankton can also be observed northeast of the bloom, beyond the large patch of clouds. Also of note by the coast are sediments near Bahía Blanca (partially visible between the cloud-cover and the shoreline) and in the Río de la Plata estuary (top right).
Argentina – October 28th, 2012
East of Argentina, a phytoplankton bloom stretches across roughly 300 kilometers (175 miles) of the South Atlantic Ocean. Visible northwest of the bloom is the Valdés Peninsula, and further north, Bahía Blanca. Such blooms are common off Argentina’s coast, particularly as the spring season brings increased expore to sunlight, as the Malvinas (Falkland) Current flows northward along Argentina’s continental shelf and winds promote upwellings that bring nutrients to the surface.
Argentina - May 13th, 2012
Sediments can be seen along part of the coastline of Buenos Aires Province, Argentina. They are particularly dense by Bahía Blanca (center left edge), where the Naposta Stream flows past Bermejo Island and Trinidad Island, into the Atlantic Ocean. While the central part of the coastline shows fewer sediments, another dense load is visible in the lower part of Samborombón Bay, at the end of the Rio de la Plata Estuary, in the upper right corner. There, the sediments appear darker in color than those by Bahía Blanca.
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