MODIS Satellite Image (IMAGE)

National Oceanography Centre, UK

MODIS Satellite Image

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MODIS satellite images covered the Arabian Gulf (yearly average for 2006). This image show that the temperature increases generally towards the coastline. This is perhaps due to the heating effect of the local human activities which take place near the shoreline. The heating is about 2-3 ºC within 20 to 30 km from the shoreline.

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