Where warm and cold ocean currents collide, turbulent eddies form and pull up valuable nutrients from the ocean floor. Massive phytoplankton blooms ensue, effectively providing natural flow visualization for the process. #
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Phytoplankton in Bloom
Phytoplankton blooms, aside from giving us gorgeous eddies of blue and green, can reveal how ocean currents are mixing. Blooms typically occur where nutrients are being washed together. #
