Example of an ocean eddy (not from the study) as seen from space

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.

Credit: NASA Earth Observatory

• ‘Dead zones’ found in Atlantic open waters (30 April 2015)

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