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Datatake
Envisat ASAR
May 25, 2005 at 20:11
South-East Baltic Sea

Comment
A large dark area corresponds to local calm coupled with high concentration of biogenic surfactant films A light patch of Visla river plume is clearly seen against this background (1). Outside the dark area, slicks of increased biogenic productivity outline multiple vortex structures in the sea (2).

Supplementary data
QuikScat wind at 18:00
Wind forecast for 21:00
Wave forecast for 00:00 May 26, 2005

Image
surface geometry : 120*120 km
image size: 680pxl*680pxl

Contacts:
Olga Lavrova


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