Chlorophyll
German satellite sends images of Bosphorus
The German environmental satellite mission Environmental Mapping and Analysis Program (EnMAP) has delivered its first images a month after its launch.
As part of the mission, which is managed by the German Aerospace Center (DLR), EnMAP has recorded a strip about 30 kilometers wide and 180 kilometers long over Istanbul.
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Stunning! View Nasa’s animated map that breathes like the earth
The video below reveals the 12-month life cycle of the world’s plant life. Pulsating masses of color represent fluctuations of density of plant growth on land and chlorophyll concentration from phytoplankton in the oceans. Density of land vegetation on the map ranges from barren brown to rich green where plant life is the most luscious.