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Data acquired July 6, 2001 900 x 1200 159 KB Bytes - JPEG
Data acquired July 6, 2001 1800 x 2400 719 KB Bytes - JPEG
Data acquired July 6, 2001 3600 x 4800 2 MB Bytes - JPEG
Summer run off from the Yukon River, the source of which is hidden by clouds on image right, is filling the Norton Sound (image center) with brownish sediment. The Bering Sea (image left) appears to be supporting a large phytoplankton population, as blue-green swirls are evident from north to south in this true-color MODIS image of Alaska.
Jacques Descloitres, MODIS Land Rapid Response Team
Published July 6, 2001 Data acquired July 6, 2001