Effects of El Niño/La Niña on Phytoplankton and Fish
http://sphere.ssec.wisc.edu/20130315/

EarthNow Team, NOAA


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This video shows 15 years of data obtained via Polar-orbiting satellites that are able to detect subtle differences in ocean color, allowing scientists to see where there are higher concentrations of phytoplankton - a proxy for the concentration of chlorophyll in the ocean.


Subject: Biology, Geoscience:Atmospheric Science:Climate Change, Environmental Science:Global Change and Climate:Climate Change:Natural causes, Impacts of climate change, Environmental Science:Global Change and Climate, Global Change and Climate:Climate Change, Geoscience:Atmospheric Science:Climate Change:Impacts of climate change, Geoscience:Oceanography, Atmospheric Science:Climatology :El Nino/La Nina, Geoscience:Atmospheric Science:Climate Change:Natural causes, Geoscience:Atmospheric Science:Climatology
Resource Type: Audio/Visual:Animations/Video
Grade Level: Middle (6-8), High School (9-12), College Lower (13-14)
Theme: Teach the Earth:Enhancing your Teaching:NGSS, Teach the Earth:Course Topics:Environmental Science, Teach the Earth:Incorporating Societal Issues:Climate Change, Teach the Earth:Course Topics:Atmospheric Science, Oceanography