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The Water is Wider

A new map of the world’s rivers and their widths shows that surface waterways are collectively wider and cover more area than previously thought.


NASA Earth Observatory images by Joshua Stevens, using data from Allen, G. H., & Pavelsky, T. M. (2018). Story by Adam Voiland.

Published July 18, 2018
Data acquired 2018

Source:
Landsat 8 > OLI
Collection:
Science in Action