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Lower Chesapeake Bay, VA, USA
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Lower Chesapeake Bay, VA, USA

NASA / JSC · 1973-06-22 · photograph (digital archive)

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SL2-16-174 (22 June 1973) --- Norfolk and the lower Chesapeake Bay, VA (37.5N, 75.5W) at the interface of the Atlantic Ocean can be seen to be a mixture of complex currents. Outgoing tides from the bay generate considerable turbulence as they encounter coastal currents and can be observed by the sediment plumes stirred up as a result of current dynamics. Smooth flowing water has less sediment and appears darker. Turbulent water has lots of sediment and appears lighter in color.

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Credit lineLower Chesapeake Bay, VA, USA. NASA/JSC, 1973-06-22. Public domain. ID: sl2-16-174.
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