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Spring Colors in Lake Erie

Algae blooms, whiting events, and wind-stirred sediments are part of a dynamic yearly pattern in the surface waters of this Great Lake.


NASA image (top) by Jeff Schmaltz, LANCE/EOSDIS Rapid Response. NASA Earth Observatory image (bottom) by Joshua Stevens, using Landsat data from the U.S. Geological Survey. Caption by Mike Carlowicz.

Published June 16, 2016
Data acquired June 9, 2016

Sources:
Landsat 8 > OLI
Terra > MODIS