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Image: Kachemak Bay's stony waters

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The OLI (Operational Land Imager) on Landsat 8 captured an image of Kachemak Bay's turbid, cloudy waters on September 20, 2024. This cloudiness comes from glacial flour: bits of pulverized rock ground down by glaciers that has the consistency of flour.

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Image: Kachemak Bay's stony waters

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NASA Highlights Stony Waters in Kachemak Bay

Observing Kachemak Bay’s Cloudy Waters through Landsat 8 The Operational Land Imager (OLI) on NASA’s Landsat 8 satellite recently captured a compelling image of Kachemak Bay’s distinctly cloudy waters on September 20, 2024. This phenomenon is primarily driven by the presence of glacial flour, which consists of fine particles of rock ground down by glacier […]

Kachemak Bay’s Stony Waters

NASA/Michala Garrison, USGS The OLI (Operational Land Imager) on Landsat 8 captured an image of Kachemak Bay’s turbid, cloudy waters on September 20, 2024. This cloudiness comes from glacial flour: bits of pulverized rock ground down by glaciers that has the consistency of flour. Several meltwater streams rich with the particles, sometimes called suspended sediment, absorb and scatter sunlight in ways that turn water a milky blue-green hue. The …

6 days ago·Washington, United States

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