An image of the northern Gulf of Mexico created from remote-sensing reflectance and chlorophyll measurements taken from newly reprocessed VIIRS data. In a study published July 12 in the journal Nature ...

The loss of this red plankton would weaken almost all predators at the top levels of the food chain. NASA are tracking ...

A new study analyzing 20 years of data has found that our oceans have changed color, indicating a significant shift in marine ecosystems that is likely due to human-caused climate change. For decades, ...

The oceans of today look different from the oceans of 20 years ago, researchers found in a new study. Around 56% of the world's oceans have changed color, with the blue waters becoming greener over ...

Remote sensing of ocean color is a currently well-established science that provides information about water composition and the depth of light penetration based on the ocean color, as seen from space.

The ocean is blue because water absorbs colors in the red part of the light spectrum. Like a filter, this leaves behind colors in the blue part of the light spectrum for us to see. When sunlight hits ...

To track the changes in ocean color, scientists analyzed measurements of ocean color taken by the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) aboard the Aqua satellite, which has been ...

Climate change could cause more than 50 percent of Earth's oceans to change color by the end of the 21 st century, according to a newly published study. The blues and greens of our planet's oceans may ...

“Ocean blue” may no longer be the most accurate way to describe the planet’s waters. A new study published in Nature on Wednesday finds that the color of the ocean has changed significantly over the ...

WASHINGTON — The U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) must implement several measures related to operations of a new polar-orbiting weather satellite to ensure continuity of a ...

The color of the oceans has changed over the past two decades, which has scientists concerned about the impact of climate change. "I've been running simulations that have been telling me for years ...