Rise in clorophyl levels usually lead to a rise in phytoplankton, which tend to be more numerous in cold waters. So the implication is the oceans are a tad cooler now than 20 years ago. Looking at these clorophyll and surface temperature maps over time, it is hard to notice any difference between 2002 and 2020
That’s not good, last I checked, they were supposed to be blue
Rise in clorophyl levels usually lead to a rise in phytoplankton, which tend to be more numerous in cold waters. So the implication is the oceans are a tad cooler now than 20 years ago. Looking at these clorophyll and surface temperature maps over time, it is hard to notice any difference between 2002 and 2020
https://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/global-maps/MY1DMM_CHLORA/MYD28M
Hard to see, but not hard to compute :) Except for NASA.
We're talking about milligrams of algae, phyloplankton, etc floating in every cubic meter of water.