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Bookmark or Share- Landsat 8 Views Striking Patterns of Blue and Green in the Chukchi SeaRegardless of the amount of winter ice cover, the waters off of the Alaskan coast usually come alive each spring with blooms of phytoplankton. These blooms can form striking patterns of blue and green seawater, such as those visible in this image of the Chukchi Sea acquired by Landsat 8.
- Chukchi Sea - WikipediaThe Chukchi Sea Shelf is the westernmost part of the continental shelf of the United States and the easternmost part of the continental shelf of Russia. Within this shelf, the 50-mile (80 km) Chukchi Corridor acts as a passageway for one of the largest marine mammal migrations in the world.
- Churning in the Chukchi Sea - NASA Earth ObservatoryIn the southern part of the Chukchi Sea just north of the Bering Strait, however, conditions are a bit more complex. Two main water masses flow from the Bering Strait and enter the southern Chukchi. One type, known as “Bering Sea Water,” is cool, salty, and rich in nutrients.
- Chukchi Sea polar bears are increasingly exposed to disease-causing ...A polar bear walks on ice after pulling iself out of the Chukchi Sea on June 14, 2014. Even though the Chukchi Sea polar bear population has fared better than others in the rapidly warming Arctic environment, the animals are getting more exposure to disease pathogens, a new study shows. (Photo by Brian Battaile/U.S. Geological Survey)
- Chukchi Sea polar bears are increasingly exposed to disease-causing ...Even though the Chukchi Sea polar bear population has fared better than others in the rapidly warming Arctic environment, the animals are getting more exposure to disease pathogens, a new study shows.
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