Image:MississippiRiver GulfMex MODIS 2004jul-aug.jpg

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Description

Three satellite images showing the flow of fresh water as it leaves the Mississippi River through the Gulf of Mexico. Note that the plume of water stays mostly intact as it enters the Gulf Stream until it is fully diluted around the coast of Georgia.
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http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/Newsroom/NewImages/images.php3?img_id=17040
Date

July 30, 2004 to August 9, 2004
Author

Jesse Allen, NASA Earth Observatory
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