SeaWiFS: Rio de la Plata - related image preview

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SeaWiFS: Rio de la Plata

SeaWiFS recently captured this view of the area around the Rio de la Plata in Argentina. Buenos Aires is plainly visible on the southwestern shore of the bay. Offshore, the spring blooms are beginning to highlight the convergence zone.


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

Published October 12, 2000
Data acquired October 11, 2000

Source:
OrbView-2 > SeaWiFS
Topics:
Hydrosphere > Surface Water > Discharge/Flow
Hydrosphere > Surface Water > Rivers/Streams
Land Surface > Erosion/Sedimentation > Sediment Transport
Oceans > Ocean Circulation > Ocean Currents
Collection:
Visible Earth