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The Yenisei and Ob Rivers in Russia flow into the Kara Sea
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How Yellowing Seas Will Affect Ocean Temperatures

by E. Underwood 12 April 2019

Materials that trap solar heat at the sea surface could cause more extreme temperatures.

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Advancing Satellite Ocean Color Observations

by S. B. Moran 27 March 2018

A new derived algorithm for particle backscattering and multi-year VIIRS climatology improves ocean color parameterization in highly turbid coastal and inland waters.

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Autonomous Floats Shed New Light on the Ocean’s Many Hues

by Sarah Stanley 11 May 201711 May 2017

Argo float data reveal regional deviations from existing models of the relationship between ocean color and biogeochemistry.

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Satellites Reveal Dynamics of Suspended Mineral Particles

by Terri Cook 18 February 201618 February 2016

A case study of the Irish Sea evaluates the use of ocean color data to measure the optical properties of sedimentary particles in offshore waters.

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