Bay of Campeche Sediment Plumes

SeaWiFS viewed the rivers of southern Mexico discharging large sediment plumes into the Bay of Campeche in this overpass.

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

Published September 23, 2000
Data acquired September 23, 2000

Source:

OrbView-2 > SeaWiFS

Topics:

Hydrosphere > Surface Water > Discharge/Flow

Land Surface > Erosion/Sedimentation > Sediment Transport

Land Surface > Erosion/Sedimentation > Sedimentation