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Data acquired April 18, 2004 1300 x 1000 343 KB - JPEG
Data acquired April 18, 2004 2600 x 2000 949 KB - JPEG
In the Atlantic Ocean, off the shore of Georgia and the Carolinas, the Gulf Stream current curves out to sea away from the North American continent. Sea surface roughness associated with the Gulf Stream can be seen in this true-color image, acquired by the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) on NASA’s Terra satellite on April 18, 2004. The reflection of the sun on the surface of the water makes the alternating light and dark colors of the rough sea visible. The water closer to the shore is colored tan and light green by sediment washing into the ocean from the beach. The image shows the coast starting in northern Florida in the bottom and stretching up to southern North Carolina on top. The smooth, “C”-shaped coastline is Long Bay, which ends in the sharp point of Cape Fear, North Carolina, in the north.
Jacques Descloitres, MODIS Rapid Response Team, NASA/GSFC
Published May 11, 2004 Data acquired April 18, 2004