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AQUARIUS detects effects of an extreme Mississippi river flooding event (November, 2013)
Description: May 2011 was a record-breaking flood year in the central United States, comparable to major flood events in 1927 and 1993. Widespread flooding was attributed to excessive precipitation from major storm systems in combination with extensive snowmelt. The combination of the two caused the Mississippi River and many of its tributaries to swell to record levels. Here researchers demonstrate the applicability of Aquarius data to observe SSS freshening associated with the extreme Mississippi River flooding event in 2011. This is the first successful demonstration of the utility of Aquarius data to study the salinity variation in marginal seas, regions that are challenging for the application of satellite-derived SSS measurements, in peer-reviewed literature. [Source: NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory]
URL: https://podaac.jpl.nasa.gov/OceanEvents/AQUARIUSdetectsMississippiRiverFlooding_November2013
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Source: NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Publish Date: 11/11/2013
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