SeaWiFS: Turbidity east of New Zealand - related image preview

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SeaWiFS: Turbidity east of New Zealand

The coastal waters along New Zealand's east coast--particularly along the northern half of South Island--appeared very turbid in this February 9, 2002 SeaWiFS image. This may still be related to the coastal flooding that occurred there within the last month.


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

Published February 9, 2002
Data acquired February 9, 2002

Source:
OrbView-2 > SeaWiFS
Topics:
Oceans > Coastal Processes > Sediment Transport
Oceans > Coastal Processes > Sedimentation
Oceans > Marine Sediments > Turbidity
Collection:
Visible Earth