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SeaWiFS: Po River Plume

Last week, northern Italy and Switzerland experienced catastrophic flooding. Yesterday, SeaWiFS captured this view of the Adriatic Sea showing a largish plume of sediment-laden water flowing from the mouth of the Po River at the sea's northern end.


Provided by the SeaWiFS Project, NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center, and ORBIMAGE

Published October 22, 2000
Data acquired October 22, 2000

Source:
OrbView-2 > SeaWiFS
Topics:
Hydrosphere > Surface Water > Discharge/Flow
Hydrosphere > Surface Water > Floods
Collection:
Visible Earth