Example of An Ocean Eddy (IMAGE)

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Example of An Ocean Eddy

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The dead-zone eddies found in the Biogeosciences study are somewhat similar to the one seen in this picture, which was captured by the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer on NASA's Terra satellite in late 2011.

More images, a video, and the pre-print version of the paper are available at: http://www.egu.eu/news/165/dead-zones-found-in-atlantic-open-waters/.

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NASA Earth Observatory

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