Winds Trigger Pond Growth

A new study shows that winds are responsible for the widespread growth of ponds in three watersheds along the Mississippi River.

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NASA Earth Observatory images by Joshua Stevens, using Landsat data from the U.S. Geological Survey and data from Ortiz, A. C., Roy, S., & Edmonds, D. A. (2017). Story by Pola Lem.

Published July 6, 2017
Data acquired 1982 - 2016

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Landsat 4

Landsat 5

Landsat 7

Landsat 8

Landsat 8 > OLI