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Siberian Sediments

Today's SeaWiFS view of northern Siberia shows very turbid water along the coast in the Laptev and East Siberian Seas. The islands in the left half of the image are the New Siberian Islands. Grid lines mark one-degree intervals.


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

Published August 24, 2000
Data acquired August 24, 2000

Source:
OrbView-2 > SeaWiFS
Topics:
Hydrosphere > Water Quality > Turbidity
Oceans > Coastal Processes > Sediment Transport
Oceans > Coastal Processes > Sedimentation
Oceans > Marine Sediments > Turbidity
Oceans > Ocean Optics > Turbidity
Collection:
Visible Earth