MODIS: Mouth of the Yangtze

This MODIS image shows the wide sediment plume of the Yangtze River as it empties into the East China Sea.

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Jacques Descloitres, MODIS Land Science Team

Published October 25, 2000
Data acquired September 16, 2000

Source:

Terra > MODIS

Topics:

Hydrosphere > Surface Water > Discharge/Flow

Hydrosphere > Surface Water > Rivers/Streams

Land Surface > Erosion/Sedimentation > Sediment Transport