Natural color satellite view of tidal currents in the western Sea of Okhotsk.
September 24, 2021 - Natural color satellite view of tidal currents in the western Sea of Okhotsk, surrounded by the Shantar Islands and Uda Bay. Some of the highest diurnal tides in the world have been recorded in the Sea of Okhotsk. In the Russian Far East, narrow bays funnel and amplify the incoming tides, making it a prime location for tidal power generation. The currents around the Shantar Islands are heavily influenced by the strong tides and by freshwater discharge from rivers draining into Uda Bay. The waters here are frozen for much of the year. When the sea ice melts and freshwater snowmelt swells the Uda River, plumes of low-salinity water can reach far offshore. As the strong tides and currents flow through straits in the Shantar Islands, they encounter rocky outcrops, headlands, capes, and small islands that disrupt the laminar flow.
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