Scientists are using new satellite tech to find glow-in-the-dark milky seas of maritime lore
- Written by Steven D. Miller, Professor of Atmospheric Science, Colorado State University
For centuries, sailors have told tales of huge swaths of ocean glowing on dark nights. Steven D. Miller/NOAA“The whole appearance of the ocean was like a plain covered with snow. There was scarce a cloud in the heavens, yet the sky … appeared as black as if a storm was raging. The scene was one of awful grandeur, the sea having turned...