CZCS

Since the CZCS mission directed much of the instrument's observing time to the coastal zone, some of the most visible features are the interface where fresh water encounters salt water - where rivers meet the sea. The influx of fresh water (frequently laden with sediments and organic matter) into the oceans induces a variety of physical, chemical, and biological phenomena that show up clearly in many CZCS images.
The CZCS image shown here, acquired on October 9, 1984, highlights the plume of sediment discharging into the Adriatic Sea from the mouth of the Po River, just south of Venice, Italy.