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Datatake Envisat ASAR August 19, 2005 at 20:08 South-East Baltic Sea Kuronian Spit Comment The image was taken under west wind of 6-7 m/s (from the shore) and waves of up to 0,3 m. It had been raining heavy before the datatake. Along the shoreline, there are multiple low-contrast patches (1) stretched along wind. They mark river plumes and coastal rainwash containing surfactants of mixed origin. Polluted waters from Kuronian Bay (2) flow northward revealing local current direction. Supplementary data Wind field Image |
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