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   February 20, 2023 - Gulf of Khambhat   
      
      Gulf of Khambhat   
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      The Gulf of Khambhat is a trumpet-shaped extension of the Arabian Sea,   
      lying on the west coast of India between the Saurashtra Peninsula and   
      mainland Gujarat. At the northern end, the Gulf is only about 15 miles   
      (24 km) wide, but it expands to about 120 miles (190 km) at the widest   
      point in the south.   
      
      Several major river systems—including the Narmada, Tapi, Mahi,   
      Sabarmati, and Shetrunji—deliver abundant freshwater and heavy sediment   
      loads to the gulf. The gulf measures 80 kilometers (50 miles) wide at   
      its mouth in the Arabian Sea but narrows to about 25 kilometers (15   
      miles) at its head, where the deltas of the Sabarmati and Mahi rivers   
      meet.   
      
      On February 12, 2023, the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer   
      (MODIS) on board NASA’s Aqua satellite acquired a false-color image of   
      the Gulf of Khambhat.   
      
      In this type of image, vegetation is bright green, open land is tan,   
      water appears blue or inky black with deeper water looking darker.   
      Suspended sediment, which can be seen entering the Gulf from many of   
      the rivers, appears dull green near the surface but takes on blue tones   
      as it sinks and disperses. A bright electric blue area along the   
      western coast of the Gulf are crusts of minerals on salt ponds near   
      Bhavnagar, Gujarat. With more than 50 percent of salt workers located   
      in Gujarat, the state accounts for almost three-quarters of the   
      country's annual salt production.   
      
      Image Facts   
      Satellite:  Aqua   
      Date Acquired: 2/12/2023   
      Resolutions:  500m (355.6 KB),  250m (199.1 KB)   
      Bands Used: 7,2,1   
      Image Credit: MODIS Land Rapid Response Team, NASA GSFC   
      
      
      
   https://modis.gsfc.nasa.gov/gallery/individual.php?db_date=2023-02-20   
       
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