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Studying Chesapeake Bay from Above
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Studying Chesapeake Bay from Above

Ships, airplanes, and satellites all play a role in monitoring Chesapeake water quality, algae blooms, and dead zones.

Published Nov 2, 2016

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Susquehanna Sediment in the Chesapeake Bay
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Susquehanna Sediment in the Chesapeake Bay

Sediment-rich water flowed down the river after a string of strong thunderstorms hit central Pennsylvania.

Published Nov 7, 2019

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How Farms Affect the Chesapeake Bay’s Water
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How Farms Affect the Chesapeake Bay’s Water

While farms remain a major source of water pollution, signs of improvements are beginning to emerge.

Published Aug 12, 2016

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Susquehanna River
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Susquehanna River

Published Nov 12, 2005

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Following a Raindrop from New York to Newport News
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Following a Raindrop from New York to Newport News

A drop of water that falls in central New York takes a long ride to the sea. It flows past some extraordinary natural features that help tell the story of how the Chesapeake Bay came to be.

Published Jul 22, 2016

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How Cities and Suburbs Affect Chesapeake Bay
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How Cities and Suburbs Affect Chesapeake Bay

While the amount of pollution that wastewater treatment plants contribute to the Bay is declining, the spread of asphalt, pavement, and other impervious surfaces in suburbs and cities is increasing stormwater pollution.

Published Sep 20, 2016

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Filaments and Color in Rupert Bay
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Filaments and Color in Rupert Bay

Wild patterns on the water's surface are evidence of the fluid dynamics that occur when fresh river water meets sea water.

Published Aug 20, 2018

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An Unlikely Corner of New York
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An Unlikely Corner of New York

Despite the bay’s calm waters, constant reminders of the city break through.

Published Oct 5, 2017

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Sediment from the Susquehanna River
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Sediment from the Susquehanna River

Published Sep 22, 2004

Floods

Massive Muddy Tides in the Bay of Fundy
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Massive Muddy Tides in the Bay of Fundy

High tides in the funnel-shaped bay are anything but a bore when they collide with river water flowing in the opposite direction.

Published Oct 28, 2019

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The Chesapeake Watershed
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The Chesapeake Watershed

It takes a lot of data and some patient, creative processing to make an image of the world’s third largest estuary system.

Published Oct 17, 2015

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Phytoplankton in Shark Bay
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Phytoplankton in Shark Bay

Published Nov 12, 2004

Water Color

Sandusky, Ohio
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Sandusky, Ohio

Muddy brown water fills Sandusky Bay, just south of Lake Erie in this astronaut photograph. The small city of Sandusky occupies the southeastern shore of the bay. The most striking aspect of this image is the flow of the brown water in and out of the mouth of the bay. Slight movement of lake surface water, driven mainly by wind, causes a small ebb and flow of bay water. Sediment-charged water is derived from agricultural fields along the Sandusky River upstream. Mud plumes in Lake Erie originate from prior pulses of muddy water from the bay. When this image was taken, some clear, lake water (blue-green strip) appeared to be flowing into the bay.

Published Feb 20, 2006

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Some Tea With Your River?
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Some Tea With Your River?

Dissolved organic matter from forests and wetlands stained the water dark brown near Rupert Bay. A similar process darkens tea.

Published Oct 1, 2016

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Cruising Through the Bay of Kotor
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Cruising Through the Bay of Kotor

The stunning scenery in this bay in Montenegro has made it a popular destination for cruises ships.

Published Sep 17, 2017

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Jervis Bay, New South Wales
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Jervis Bay, New South Wales

Rising and falling seas and ancient rivers formed a bay lined with the whitest sands in the world.

Published May 11, 2013

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Sandy Shores of Moreton Bay
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Sandy Shores of Moreton Bay

Once an important port during World War II, the bay is comprised of a complex delta system that makes it a very scenic and popular tourist destination in Australia.

Published May 30, 2020

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Tampa Bay, Florida
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Tampa Bay, Florida

This satellite image of Tampa Bay on the western coast of Florida, shows just how close people have come to living on the “ends of the Earth.”

Published Aug 14, 2004

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Tarut Bay, Saudi Arabia
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Tarut Bay, Saudi Arabia

The historical oasis on the coast of the Arabian Gulf is now an oil industry oasis.

Published Jun 3, 2013

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Russia’s Bay of Whales
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Russia’s Bay of Whales

Few people live around the Ulbanskiy Bay. Whales, however, are plentiful.

Published Apr 9, 2017

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Sediment, Smoke, and Stained Ice in Quebec
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Sediment, Smoke, and Stained Ice in Quebec

Wildfire and a thawing landscape created a dynamic scene in late June 2013.

Published Jul 6, 2013

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