Acquired February 5, 2011, this natural-color image shows sediment suspended along the Queensland coast, near the city of Townsville.
Published Feb 7, 2011
Along the northeastern coast of Greenland, glaciers and ocean currents sometimes produce an eye-catching display of shapes and colors.
Published Aug 10, 2006
Acquired November 12 and 13, 2012, these images show a sediment plume along Spain’s southwestern coast.
Published Nov 18, 2012
Close-packed beach ridges show the position of prior shorelines.
Published Aug 27, 2012
Natural-color satellite images can capture art-like beauty when sediments trace water currents and eddies; other kinds of data can make that art intersect with scientific understanding.
Published Feb 1, 2020
Phytoplankton and sediment produced a vivid display in this relatively shallow sea between Great Britain and northern Europe.
Published Apr 9, 2020
Acquired April 2, 2011, and February 27, 2011, these natural-color images show rising waters on the Kuiseb River, which flowed all the way to the Atlantic Ocean for the first time in decades.
Published Apr 12, 2011
The potent storm has discolored the Gulf of Mexico near Florida and Alabama.
Published Oct 15, 2018
Acquired June 26, 2011, this natural-color image shows the deserts along the coastline of Namibia; most of that land has been protected by the government.
Published Oct 18, 2011
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
In the wake of Hurricane Irene’s heavy rains, sediment filled the Hudson River and New York Harbor.
Published Sep 2, 2011
Canada’s largest and longest river delivers vast amounts of fresh water and sediment to the sea.
Published Aug 6, 2017
Muddy river flow builds up the delta and the coastline on the island’s west coast.
Published May 4, 2015
