Shelf Waters Stirred by Floyd

  • Credit

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

This SeaWiFS image gives a clear indication of the power of Hurricane Floyd. The water across the entire continental shelf is quite turbid. Normally this level of turbidity is restricted to a much narrower band along the coast.

Metadata

  • Sensor

    OrbView-2/SeaWiFS

  • Visualization Date

    1999-09-16