[:ja]ラグビーワールドカップを優勝した南アフリカチーム、おめでとうございます。
NASAの地球観測衛星Aquaが撮影した南アフリカの春、同国沖合の植物性プランクトンの大量発生の様子です。
植物プランクトンは｢食物連鎖の基礎生産者｣｢二酸化炭素の調整者｣として、極めて重要な役割を持ちます。植物プランクトンは太陽光と水と二酸化炭素から酸素と有機物を生成して成長、増殖し、動物プランクトンに食べられ、更に高次の食物連鎖へと続いていきます。この過程で、二酸化炭素を吸収、酸素を生成し、地球の環境に大きく貢献しています。
地上の様子はこちらです。
参考文献： Spring Bloom for South Africa (NASA Earth Observatory)
地球俯瞰画像を見る： LiVEARTH
[Earthview Wonders] No.889: Spring Bloom for South Africa🇿🇦
Congratulations to South Africa Springboks for winning third Rugby World Cup!
NASA’s Aqua satellite captured the spring of South Africa and phytoplankton bloom off the coast of the country.
Phytoplankton have two significant roles, the producer of the food chain, and the CO2 adjuster. Phytoplankton produces oxygen and organic material from solar light and water, grows and then feeds zooplankton in the prey-predator system. Phytoplankton also contributes largely to the Earth on a planetary scale by absorbing CO2 and producing oxygen.
The local scenery on the ground is as follows.
Reference: Spring Bloom for South Africa (NASA Earth Observatory)
See earthview photo gallery: LiVEARTH[:en][Earthview Wonders] No.889: Spring Bloom for South Africa🇿🇦
Congratulations to South Africa Springboks for winning third Rugby World Cup!
NASA’s Aqua satellite captured the spring of South Africa and phytoplankton bloom off the coast of the country.
Phytoplankton have two significant roles, the producer of the food chain, and the CO2 adjuster. Phytoplankton produces oxygen and organic material from solar light and water, grows and then feeds zooplankton in the prey-predator system. Phytoplankton also contributes largely to the Earth on a planetary scale by absorbing CO2 and producing oxygen.
The local scenery on the ground is as follows.
Reference: Spring Bloom for South Africa (NASA Earth Observatory)
See earthview photo gallery: LiVEARTH[:]