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Sediment Plume along the Coast of Spain
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Sediment Plume along the Coast of Spain

Acquired November 12 and 13, 2012, these images show a sediment plume along Spain’s southwestern coast.

Published Nov 18, 2012

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Sediment along the Queensland Coast
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Sediment along the Queensland Coast

Acquired February 5, 2011, this natural-color image shows sediment suspended along the Queensland coast, near the city of Townsville.

Published Feb 7, 2011

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Swirls of Color in the Yellow Sea
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Swirls of Color in the Yellow Sea

The Yellow Sea has some of the most turbid and dynamic waters in the world.

Published Mar 24, 2015

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Tendrils of Sediment in the Caspian Sea
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Tendrils of Sediment in the Caspian Sea

The southeast Caspian is marked by colorful swirls of perpetually turbid seawater.

Published Feb 4, 2018

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Sediment off the Yucatan Peninsula
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Sediment off the Yucatan Peninsula

A burst of color lit the shallow waters of the Gulf of Mexico off the Yucatan Peninsula on December 14, 2008.

Published Jan 3, 2009

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Sediment Stirred Up by Michael
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Sediment Stirred Up by Michael

The potent storm has discolored the Gulf of Mexico near Florida and Alabama.

Published Oct 15, 2018

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Irene’s Sediment in New York Harbor
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Irene’s Sediment in New York Harbor

In the wake of Hurricane Irene’s heavy rains, sediment filled the Hudson River and New York Harbor.

Published Sep 2, 2011

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Haze Over Eastern China
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Haze Over Eastern China

Published Feb 26, 2004

Dust and Haze

Sediment Plumes Around Greenland
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Sediment Plumes Around Greenland

A milky hue in the ocean hints that meltwater has left the ice sheet.

Published Oct 1, 2014

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When the Land Stains the Sea
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When the Land Stains the Sea

Currents and sediment created a swirl-like pattern in the Arabian Sea near Pakistan.

Published Jul 29, 2017

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Sediments Betray Hidden Shipwrecks
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Sediments Betray Hidden Shipwrecks

Archaeologists and navigators have a new tool for locating shipwrecks in near-shore waters.

Published Mar 12, 2016

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Sediment in the Gulf of Mexico
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Sediment in the Gulf of Mexico

Tan and green clouds of sediment clouded the Gulf of Mexico on November 10, 2009.

Published Nov 13, 2009

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