SeaWiFS: The Bering Sea

This SeaWiFS image shows the aquamarine colored waters of the Bering Sea. Closer to the Alaskan coast, the water takes on a browner hue indicating the presence of suspended sediments. The date for this image in Alaska is April 24, 2001, and April 25 over the Chukotskiy Peninsula.

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

Published April 24, 2001
Data acquired April 24, 2001

Source:

OrbView-2 > SeaWiFS

Topic:

Oceans > Marine Sediments > Sedimentation