SeaWiFS: Turbidity in Pamlico Sound - related image preview

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SeaWiFS: Turbidity in Pamlico Sound

On Friday, December 21, 2001, SeaWiFS collected this image of teh eastern United States. The waters in Pamlico and Albemarle sounds in eastern North Carolina look a bit more turbid than usual, and capes Hatteras, Lookout, and Fear are all shedding significant sediment plumes.


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

Published December 21, 2001
Data acquired December 21, 2001

Source:
OrbView-2 > SeaWiFS
Topics:
Hydrosphere > Water Quality > Suspended Solids
Hydrosphere > Water Quality > Turbidity
Land Surface > Erosion/Sedimentation > Sediment Transport
Oceans > Ocean Chemistry > Suspended Solids