Credit:
Provided by the SeaWiFS Project, NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center, and ORBIMAGE
The patterns visible to the south of the Greek islands in this SeaWiFS image are possible caused by variations in the specular reflection of sunlight from the water's surface. Land masses perturb the wind field which in turn results in bands of differing roughness and wave orientation at the sea surface which in turn affects how much sun glint the sensor sees.
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Sensor:
OrbView-2 - SeaWiFSData Date:
June 20, 2000Visualization Date:
June 20, 2000
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