USA – November 19th, 2012
Sediments seep out of the shores of southern Louisiana, particularly around the mouth of the Mississippi River (lower right), giving the waters of the Gulf of Mexico varying brown and green hues. Sediments and algal growth can also be seen in Lake Pontchartrain, with the city of New Orleans visible as a grey area along its southern shores.
USA – October 28th, 2012
Fires near the coast of southern USA, by the Texas-Louisiana border, release plumes of smoke that blow south, over the Gulf of Mexico. Visible to the left of the two west-most smoke plumes is the city of Houston. On the right side of the image, New Orleans and the sediment-laden mouth of the Mississippi River can be observed.
Tropical Storm Isaac (09L) – August 29th, 2012
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Track of TS 09L
As of 10 p.m. CDT August 29 (0300 UTC August 30), Tropical Storm Isaac (09L) is located within 20 nautical miles of 30.3°N 91.2°W, about 15 mi (25 km) south of Baton Rouge, and about 70 mi (110 km) west-northwest of New Orleans, Louisiana.
Maximum sustained winds are 50 knots (60 mph, 95 km/h), with stronger gusts. Minimum central pressure is 980 mbar (hPa; 28.94 InHg), and the system is moving northwest at 5 kt (6 mph, 9 km/h). Tropical storm force winds extend outward up to 175 miles (280 km) from the center of Isaac.
Tropical Storm Isaac (09L) – August 27th, 2012
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Track of Hurricane Isaac
At about 16:20 UTC on August 28, Isaac attained hurricane status about 75 mi (115 km) south-southeast of the mouth of the Mississippi River, based on data from the Hurricane Hunters.
As of 12 p.m. CDT (1700 UTC) August 29, Hurricane Isaac (09L) is located within 15 nautical miles of 29.7°N 90.8°W, about 10 mi (15 km) northwest of Houma, Louisiana and about 45 mi (75 km) west-southwest of New Orleans, Louisiana.
Maximum sustained winds are 65 knots (75 mph, 120 km/h), with stronger gusts. Minimum central pressure is 973 mbar (hPa; 28.73 InHg), and the system is moving northwest at 5 kt (6 mph, 9 km/h). Hurricane force winds extend up to 45 miles (75 km) from the center of Isaac, and tropical storm force winds up to 175 miles (280 km) from the center.
Fires in Louisiana, USA - April 24th, 2012
Texas Bays - April 21st, 2012
Sediments - April 18th, 2012
Plumes of smoke from fires both east and west of the Mississippi River are visible in this image of Louisiana, USA. The largest fire can be observed near the coast to the east of New Orleans, releasing a plume of smoke in a southerly direction.
New Orleans appears as a greyish tan area on the banks of the Mississippi River and the shores of Lake Pontchartrain. Sediments from the Mississippi River color the waters of the Gulf of Mexico a brown color in the delta region. A slight phytoplankton bloom can be seen near the bottom edge in the lower left quadrant.
The detail images show sediments in the Gulf of Mexico: the first focuses on sediments in the gulf between the city of Houston, Texas (left) and Vermilion Bay, Louisiana (right). The bay is full of brown sediments, while those further down the coast line create swirled patterns of green and blue. The second detail images shows sediments in numerous, interconnected bays along the coast of Texas, approaching the border with Mexico.
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