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Phytoplankton bloom encircles Chatham Islands east of New Zealand — Assets.science.nasa.gov

Phytoplankton bloom encircles Chatham Islands east of New Zealand

A ring of bright green and blue phytoplankton swirls encircled the remote Chatham Islands, about 800 kilometers (500 miles) east of New Zealand’s South Island, in satellite imagery captured on January 10, 2026. The image was taken by the VIIRS (Visible Infrared Imaging Radiometer Suite) on the NOAA-20 satellite

Antonio Viudez‑Mora adapts CAM6 to assimilate MODIS and VIIRS aerosols for CERES — Nasa.gov

Antonio Viudez‑Mora adapts CAM6 to assimilate MODIS and VIIRS aerosols for CERES

Antonio Viudez‑Mora is a contractor with the Surface and Atmospheric Radiation Budget (SARB) CERES working group, where he is adapting the Community Atmosphere Model (CAM6) to assimilate and nudge MODIS and VIIRS aerosol retrievals for CERES Edition‑5. Viudez‑Mora earned a bachelor’s degree in physics from the