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   October 15, 2022 - Sediment in the Strait of Tartary   
      
      Strait of Tartary   
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      Gusty wind and scattered rain showers across Russia’s Far East   
      contributed to a heavy sediment load in the Strait of Tartary in   
      mid-October 2022. The Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer   
      (MODIS) on board NASA’s Aqua satellite acquired this true-color image   
      of the still-windy scene on October 14.   
      
      The narrow Strait of Tartary (also known as Tartar Strait) lies between   
      the Russian mainland (west) and Sakhalin Island (east). At its   
      narrowest point, the Strait measures only 4.5 miles (7 km) in width,   
      but widens as it meets both the Sea of Okhotsk, in the north, and the   
      Sea of Japan (East Sea), in the south.   
      
      This important waterway has enough depth to allow commercial vessel   
      traffic, dipping to nearly 210 meters (690 feet) maximum depth, but the   
      water depth is shallow in most of the Strait. Both blowing winds and   
      moving tides can stir up sediment from the bottom. In addition, the   
      Earth’s tenth-longest river, the Amur River, pours into the Strait. As   
      the Amur travels across Mongolia, China, and Russia, it collects   
      substantial sediment, which ultimately ends up in the Strait of   
      Tartary.   
      
      Satellite imagery shows heavy cloud covering Russia’s Far East,   
      including the Strait of Tartary, between October 10-12. As the clouds   
      cleared, increased loads of sediment became visible in the Strait.   
      Heavy sediment is notably heavy on October 14, as this image reveals.   
      At that time, strong wind was blowing gray-tinted smoke or dust into   
      long east-to-west-oriented plumes.   
      
      Image Facts   
      Satellite:  Terra   
      Date Acquired: 10/14/2022   
      Resolutions:  1km (196.2 KB),  500m (475 KB),  250m (218.4 KB)   
      Bands Used: 1,4,3   
      Image Credit: MODIS Land Rapid Response Team, NASA GSFC   
      
      
      
   https://modis.gsfc.nasa.gov/gallery/individual.php?db_date=2022-10-15   
       
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