Water Clarity on U.S. East Coast

This SeaWiFS view of the eastern coast of the United States shows changes in water clarity in the coastal estuaries that may be -- at least in part -- contributed to by human activities.

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

Published August 3, 1999
Data acquired August 3, 1999

Source:

OrbView-2 > SeaWiFS

Topics:

Hydrosphere > Water Quality > Turbidity

Oceans > Ocean Optics > Turbidity