SeaWiFS: Mississippi Sediments in the Gulf of Mexico

This SeaWiFS image collected on January 15, 2002 clearly shows the discharge from the Mississippi River into the Gulf of Mexico. In summertime, much of the sea floor under the brownish colored water goes without dissolved oxygen.

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

Published January 15, 2002
Data acquired January 15, 2002

Source:

OrbView-2 > SeaWiFS

Topics:

Hydrosphere > Surface Water > Rivers/Streams

Oceans > Coastal Processes > Sediment Transport

Oceans > Coastal Processes > Sedimentation

Oceans > Marine Sediments > Suspended Solids