Chesapeake Bay Plume Dynamics from LANDSAT

Authors

John C. Munday Jr., Virginia Institute of Marine Science
Michael S. Fedosh, Virginia Institute of Marine Science

Files

Document Type

Book Chapter

Department/Program

Virginia Institute of Marine Science

Editors

Janet W. Campbell, James P. Thomas.

Publication Date

1981

Book Title

Chesapeake Bay Plume Study : Superflux 1980

Publisher

National Aeronautics and Space Administration

City

Washington, D.C.

Abstract

Examination of 81 dates of Landsat images with enhancement and density slicing has shown that the Chesapeake Bay plume usually frequents the Virginia coast south of the Bay mouth. Southwestern (compared to northern) winds spread the plume easterly over a large area. Ebb tide images (compared to flood tide images) show a more dispersed plume. Flooding waters produce high turbidity levels over the shallow northern portion of the Bay mouth.

Recommended Citation

Munday, John C. Jr. and Fedosh, Michael S., "Chesapeake Bay Plume Dynamics from LANDSAT" (1981). VIMS Books and Book Chapters. 130.
https://scholarworks.wm.edu/vimsbooks/130