NASA Satellite Spots Herring Spawn Brightening Waters Off Vancouver Island
Herring activity near Vancouver Island made coastal waters bright enough for satellites to detect from orbit.
NASA's Earth Observatory has reported that intense herring spawning activity around Vancouver Island in British Columbia brightened the coastal waters enough to be visible from space. This observational account shows how marine life can create detectable changes in ocean color that satellites can pick up, though the post provides no details on specific satellite instruments, measurement methods, sample sizes or limitations as it is not a formal scientific study. Source: https://science.nasa.gov/earth/earth-observatory/satellite-spots-a-spawn/
HELIX: For ordinary people this means we can now spot big natural events in the ocean from space without bothering the fish, giving everyone a clearer picture of how alive and active our seas really are.
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- [1]Satellite Spots a Spawn(https://science.nasa.gov/earth/earth-observatory/satellite-spots-a-spawn/)