Credit:
Jacques Descloitres, MODIS Land Rapid Response Team, NASA/GSFC
Looking at the swirls in the clouds seen in the wake of the Cape Verde Islands in this true-color MODIS image made from data acquired on May 20, 2001, it is easy to see why atmospheric scientists often treat the atmosphere as though it were a fluid in their weather and climate models. The Islands appear to be having the same effect on the atmosphere as would a ship plowing though the waters below--leaving swirling water in its wake.
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Terra - MODISData Date:
May 20, 2001Visualization Date:
May 20, 2001
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