Mississippi Delta Plume

The sediment plume of the Mississippi River is quite visible in this SeaWiFS image as it empties into the Gulf of Mexico.

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

Published February 14, 1999
Data acquired February 14, 1999

Source:

OrbView-2 > SeaWiFS

Topics:

Hydrosphere > Surface Water > Discharge/Flow

Hydrosphere > Surface Water > Rivers/Streams