Filaments and Color in Rupert Bay

Wild patterns on the water's surface are evidence of the fluid dynamics that occur when fresh river water meets sea water.

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NASA Earth Observatory image by Joshua Stevens, using Landsat data from the U.S. Geological Survey. Story by Kathryn Hansen with image interpretation by Jennifer Lukovich and Greg McCullough, University of Manitoba.

Published August 20, 2018
Data acquired June 9, 2018

Source:

Landsat 8 > OLI