It is not blue! NASA reveals the true color of Earth's oceans

2024-05-09 19:38:47

From space, the oceans of the Tierra They are not simply blue. In a surprising series of images captured by the PACE satellite of the NASAcolors that go beyond our conventional imagination of “navy blue” have been revealed.

Images obtained by the PACE satellite show a surprising palette of colors in the Earth’s oceans. From lush green to mysterious purple, to hues of white, yellow and orange, each image is a unique canvas that reveals the diversity of our planet from a celestial perspective.

Engineer Joseph Knuble, using just three of the satellite’s 288 different sensor wavelength ranges PACE, managed to capture the essence of the oceans. The secret? A combination of red, green and blue, which offers us a spectacular vision of the Tierra From space.

Exploring the corners: Earth’s oceans are not all blue

From colorful New Zealand to the vibrant Gulf of Oman, images reveal the importance of phytoplankton in our health. oceans. These small organisms are essential for the balance of marine life, and their presence is reflected in the changing colors of our seas.

1. Kamchatka: The Kingdom of Volcanoes

2. Hokkaido & Sakhalin

3. Siberia

4. Arctic Ice

5. Clouds over China

6. South China. The same clouds over China

Here, ice clouds and snow are purple, liquid clouds are pink, water is black, barren soil is brown, and vegetated areas are dark red (in the top right, for example).

This image maps the reflectances of the 1.6, 2.1 and 2.2 micron bands into the red, green and blue channels respectively.

Clouds over southern China

7. New Zealand

. Ross Ocean

9. Southeast Asia

10. India Subcontinental

11. Gulf of Oman

12. Caspian and Aral Seas

13. Northern Europe

14. Gibraltar

15. Eastern Mediterranean

16. Sahara Desert

17. The colorful Sahara

18. South Africa

9. Southern Africa in OIC video

20. Spell PACE

This image encompasses all the letters of the PACE acronym. Phytoplankton (P) blooms appear green off the coast. Aerosols of red dust (A) blow from West Africa over the cloud-dotted Atlantic Ocean (C). The minerals carried by the dust provide key nutrients, such as iron, to sustain life at the base of the ocean ecosystem (E).

Colors of planet Earth according to PACE.

21. Norway and Svalbard

22. Iceland

23. Greenland

24. Northeastern USA and Canada

Northeastern US and Canada

25. Chesapeake Bay

26. The color ocean improved!

The colors in this image are processed to enhance the green tones of the ocean. Why do we care about the greens of the ocean? They are an important sign of productivity in our ocean ecosystem and therefore a key indicator of ocean health.

The colors of the healthy ocean according to NASA

27. Cavo Canaveral

28. Mississippi River

29. Stripes are over

30. Sun flare over the ocean

Sun flare over the ocean

31. Caribbean Sea

32. Patagonia

33. Gulf of Baja California

California and Baja California, Mexico

34. West Coast of the USA

35. Alaska

36. Alaska Detail

From the majesty of the Himalayas to the crystalline waters of the Caribbean, each image captured by the PACE satellite invites us to reflect on the beauty and fragility of our planetary home.

Graduated with a degree in Law and Social Sciences from the Universidad Michoacana de San Nicolás de Hidalgo, for several years I have forged a career in the media. My experience includes notable roles as a photojournalist and co-host on local radio. In 2022, I joined the Debate team as a web reporter, where I specialize in news coverage both locally in Michoacán and internationally. Currently, I focus my work on reporting on the weather in Mexico, the conflicts between Ukraine and Russia, Israel and Palestine, and the Middle East, as well as general news from the United States and Latin America such as Argentina, Colombia, Ecuador, El Salvador, among others, without losing sight of issues of global interest, such as earthquakes, volcanoes, tsunamis and climate change. In addition to my commitment to quality journalism, I have a passionate interest in women’s rights and advocate for their promotion through my work.