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March 20, 2019 - Yangtze River Delta
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A heavy load of sediment poured from the Yangtze River in mid-March, 2019, coloring the waters of the East China Sea a muddy brown near the outflow of the river’s delta. As sediment sinks, the reflectivity changes often giving the water a greenish hue. Streaks of sediment stretched more than 100 miles (161 km) away from China’s shores.
The Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) on board NASA’s acquired this true-color image of the heavily populated, muddy-appearing Yangtze River Delta on March 13, 2019.
Image Facts
Satellite:
Terra
Date Acquired: 3/13/2019
Resolutions:
1km (74.4 KB), 500m (183 KB), 250m (673.1 KB)
Bands Used: 1,4,3
Image Credit:
MODIS Land Rapid Response Team, NASA GSFC
A heavy load of sediment poured from the Yangtze River in mid-March, 2019, coloring the waters of the East China Sea a muddy brown near the outflow of the river’s delta. As sediment sinks, the reflectivity changes often giving the water a greenish hue. Streaks of sediment stretched more than 100 miles (161 km) away from China’s shores.
The Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) on board NASA’s acquired this true-color image of the heavily populated, muddy-appearing Yangtze River Delta on March 13, 2019.
Image Facts
Satellite:
Terra
Date Acquired: 3/13/2019
Resolutions:
1km (74.4 KB), 500m (183 KB), 250m (673.1 KB)
Bands Used: 1,4,3
Image Credit:
MODIS Land Rapid Response Team, NASA GSFC
