Photo Friday: Storm wave sloshes sediment into Lake Erie

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Photo: Jesse Allen, NASA Earth Observatory

Photo: Jesse Allen, NASA Earth Observatory

By Ali Pechulano

This image captured Nov. 25 by NASA, shows sediment swirls in Lakes Erie, Huron and Ontario.

The sediments are from a seiche caused by a storm with wind gusts as high as 52 mph, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. The agency defines a seiche as a large standing wave caused by strong winds and a quick change in atmospheric pressure that pushes water from one end of a lake to another.

The Detroit Free Press reported Nov. 12 that the storm caused a blackout for 13,000 inhabitants in metro Detroit. Michigan State University reported that gale force winds halted shipping on Lake Erie

More about this image and the storm at NASA’s Earth Observatory.

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