Fig. 24

a Satellite image showing a braid delta with coalescing irregular plume from multiple river mouths of the Copper River braid delta, Gulf of Alaska. NASA Earth Observatory image courtesy Robert Simmon and Jesse Allen, using Landsat 8 data from the USGS Earth Explorer. https://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/IOTD/view.php?id=81784. Image acquired on May 28, 2013. Additional labels by G. Shanmugam; b Satellite image showing both coalescing irregular (riverine) plume and blanketing eolian (dust) plume in the Copper River braid delta, Gulf of Alaska. NASA Earth Observatory image courtesy Jeff Schmaltz, MODIS Rapid Response Team at NASA GSFC. https://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/NaturalHazards/view.php?id=40965&eocn=image&eoci=related_image. Image acquired on October 29, 2009. Additional labels by G. Shanmugam