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Yangtze River Plume

The sediment-rich plume of the Yangtze River as it empties into the Yellow Sea is visible in this SeaWiFS image.


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

Published August 4, 1998
Data acquired August 4, 1998

Source:
OrbView-2 > SeaWiFS
Topics:
Hydrosphere > Surface Water > Rivers/Streams
Land Surface > Erosion/Sedimentation > Sediment Transport
Oceans > Coastal Processes > Deltas
Collection:
Visible Earth