MODIS - Aqua

Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer

SOUTH AMERICA


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Argentina

May 31, 2003

Coloration within the waters of the Balta Blanca and the Atlantic Ocean. The tannish-green coloration in the Balta Blanca is due to sediments in the water deposited by river runoff, while farther out the blue and green colors likely signal the presence of phytoplankton.

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