Bay of Campeche and Gulf of Tehuantepec - related image preview

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Bay of Campeche and Gulf of Tehuantepec

The January 17, 2001 Sea-viewing Wide Field-of-view Sensor (SeaWiFS) image of the Bay of Campeche shows a 300-kilometer long smoke plume streaming towards the northwest from around 19.4 North and 92 West, the location of the Akal oil field.

On the Pacific side of Southern Mexico, the productive waters of the Gulf of Tehuantepec are visible.


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

Published January 17, 2001
Data acquired January 17, 2001

Source:
OrbView-2 > SeaWiFS
Topics:
Biosphere > Ecological Dynamics > Fire Occurrence
Radiance Or Imagery > Visible Wavelengths > Visible Imagery