Yangtze River Plume

The sediment-rich plume of the Yangtze River as it empties into the Yellow Sea is visible in this SeaWiFS image.

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Provided by the SeaWiFS Project, NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center, and ORBIMAGE

Published August 4, 1998
Data acquired August 4, 1998

Source:

OrbView-2 > SeaWiFS

Topics:

Hydrosphere > Surface Water > Rivers/Streams

Land Surface > Erosion/Sedimentation > Sediment Transport

Oceans > Coastal Processes > Deltas