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Canary Islands

The Canary Islands off the west coast of Africa in the Atlantic Ocean often create interesting cloud patterns such as wake effects or von Karman vortices as they disturb air flow over the comparatively smooth ocean surface. These images were acquired by the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) on May 18 and 25, 2002.


Jacques Descloitres, MODIS Land Rapid Response Team, NASA/GSFC

Published May 24, 2002
Data acquired May 18 - 18, 2002

Source:
Terra > MODIS
Topic:
Atmosphere > Atmospheric Winds > Turbulence
Collections:
MODIS Rapid Response
Visible Earth