South Central Alaska

Glacial silt along the Copper River in Alaska is picked up by the wind and carried out over the Gulf of Alaska. This true-color MODIS image from October 26, 2001, shows a large gray dust plume spreading out over the Gulf. West of the Copper River Delta, Cook Inlet is full of sediment.

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Jacques Descloitres, MODIS Land Rapid Response Team, NASA/GSFC

Published October 26, 2001
Data acquired October 26, 2001

Source:

Terra > MODIS

Topics:

Atmosphere > Aerosols > Dust/Ash

Hydrosphere > Water Quality > Suspended Solids

Oceans > Marine Sediments > Suspended Solids