# NASA - Phytoplankton Levels Dropping Ao8Q6NZqe3g

New research led by NASA researchers has found populations of the microscopic marine plants, phytoplankton, have decreased in the Northern Hemisphere. An analysis using a NASA model in combination with ocean satellite data between 1998 and 2012, showed a 1% decrease of phytoplankton per year.

Research: Decadal Trends in Global Pelagic Ocean Chlorophyll: A New Assessment Combining Multiple Satellites, In Situ Data and Models, Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans

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- Kind: Short
- Year: 2014
- Runtime: 1 min
- By: NASA Goddard
- Genres: Space
- Archive: [Wikimedia Commons](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:NASA_-_Phytoplankton_Levels_Dropping_Ao8Q6NZqe3g.webm)
- Licence or status: Public domain (as the archive states it)
- Credit: NASA Goddard
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