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The Cloudy Waters of Kachemak Bay
Bits of pulverized rock carried by Alaska’s glacial streams into the shallow, productive estuary transform the bay’s color and can affect some types of marine life.
This image originally appeared in the NASA Earth Observatory story The Cloudy Waters of Kachemak Bay.
NASA Earth Observatory images by Michala Garrison, using Landsat data from the U.S. Geological Survey. Aerial photograph by Martin Stuefer (University of Alaska). Story by Adam Voiland.
Published February 25, 2025
Data acquired September 20, 2024
- Sources:
- Landsat 8 > OLI
- Photograph