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White Sea

The White Sea does not look very white in this SeaWiFS image. The outflow of the Dvina River in particular is quite brown with suspended sediments.


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

Published May 20, 2000
Data acquired May 20, 2000

Source:
OrbView-2 > SeaWiFS
Topics:
Oceans > Coastal Processes > Sedimentation
Oceans > Marine Sediments > Sediment Transport
Oceans > Marine Sediments > Sedimentation
Collection:
Visible Earth