A milky hue in the ocean hints that meltwater has left the ice sheet.
Published Oct 1, 2014
Acquired November 29, 2012, these images show the movement of dust plumes off the coasts of Iran and Pakistan.
Published Nov 30, 2012
A big plume that emerges off of China’s Jiangsu province each winter is caused by tides stirring up offshore mud deposits.
Published Nov 28, 2017
Acquired on April 16, 2011, this natural-color image shows dust plumes blowing off the coasts of Egypt and Libya over the Mediterranean Sea.
Published Apr 17, 2011
Fjords and funnel-shaped bays and inlets are often the scene of dramatic tidal changes and sediment loads.
Published Dec 7, 2019
By analyzing satellite images of sediments, coastal researchers and cartographers can identify potential shallows, shoals, and shipping hazards.
Published Sep 17, 2015
Tan and green clouds of sediment clouded the Gulf of Mexico on November 10, 2009.
Published Nov 13, 2009
In late February 2007, NASA satellite images revealed that even the outer portions of the Australia’s Great Barrier Reef can be bathed in land-based pollution carried far offshore by plumes of river water. Conventional thinking was that river plumes affected only the lagoon and the inner portions of the reef. But images from the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) on NASA’s Terra satellite verify a new theory that not even the outer reefs are spared the impact of land-based pollution, which includes excess sediment, fertilizers, and pesticides.
Published Mar 29, 2007
In the wake of Hurricane Irene’s heavy rains, sediment filled the Hudson River and New York Harbor.
Published Sep 2, 2011
Landsat 8 can observe wavelengths of blue light that will make it easier to observe the swirl of life and water along the world’s coastlines.
Published May 31, 2013
A burst of color lit the shallow waters of the Gulf of Mexico off the Yucatan Peninsula on December 14, 2008.
Published Jan 3, 2009
Lowland rivers that carry large volumes of sediment are on the move.
Published Dec 4, 2014
