Sediment Fans Out Over the Yangtze Bank

A distinct plume of suspended sediment is a persistent winter feature off China’s coast.

This image originally appeared in the NASA Earth Observatory story Sediment Fans Out Over the Yangtze Bank.

NASA Earth Observatory image by Wanmei Liang, using VIIRS data from NASA EOSDIS LANCE, GIBS/Worldview, and the Joint Polar Satellite System (JPSS). Story by Lindsey Doermann.

Published February 24, 2024
Data acquired February 12, 2024