Satellite Detects Red Glow To Map Global Ocean Plant Health
Monday, June 1, 2009 - 00:28
in Earth & Climate
Researchers have succeeded for the first time in measuring the physiology of marine phytoplankton through satellite measurements of its fluorescence -- an accomplishment that had been elusive for years. With this new tool, scientists will now be able to gain a reasonably accurate picture of the ocean's health and productivity about every week, all over the planet.