Earth  ID: 742

Landsat 7 Cape Hatteras Pamlico Sound

Visualizations by Stuart A. Snodgrass Released on October 27, 1999
As Cape Hatteras Pamlico Sound becomes overpowered by rain, the rivers become choked with silt.
Download Options
Landsat 7 Cape Hatteras Pamlico Sound, over powered by rain, the rivers become chocked with silt.
Download Options
Landsat 7 Cape Hatteras Pamlico Sound, over powered by rain, the rivers become chocked with silt. This is only one of the three that show a close up of the flooded rivers and over run banks.
Download Options
Landsat 7 Cape Hatteras Pamlico Sound, over powered by rain, the rivers become chocked with silt. This is only one of the three that show a close up of the flooded rivers and over run banks.
Download Options
Landsat 7 Cape Hatteras Pamlico Sound, over powered by rain, the rivers become chocked with silt. This is only one of the three that show a close up of the flooded rivers and over run banks.
Download Options
Video slate image reads, "Landsat-7
Landsat-7 captures the massive flow of sedimentation and waste runoff in the area most affected by flooding. Notice the dark coloration in the engorged waterways, indicating heavy concentrations of organic material that's been washed into the water system".

For More Information

http://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/stories/floods/index.html

Visualization Credits

Stuart A. Snodgrass (GST): Lead Animator
Darrel Williams (NASA/GSFC): Scientist
Please give credit for this item to:
NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center Scientific Visualization Studio

Short URL to share this page:
https://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/742

Mission:
Landsat

Data Used:
Landsat-7/ETM+
1999/10/27
view all stories where this data set is used
Note: While we identify the data sets used in these visualizations, we do not store any further details nor the data sets themselves on our site.

This item is part of this series:
Floods

Keywords:
SVS >> Cape Hatteras
DLESE >> Hydrology
SVS >> Pamlico Sound
NASA Science >> Earth