Stresses on Global Phytoplankton Revealed by MODIS (2009)

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All plants absorb energy from the sun, typically more than the plant can consume through the process of photosynthesis. The extra energy is mostly released as heat as the plants respirate oxygen and water vapor. But a fraction of that energy is re-emitted as fluorescent light, particularly in red wavelengths. MODIS is the first instrument to observe this signal on a global scale.Red-light fluorescence says something about the physiology of plants and the efficiency of photosynthesis, as…

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