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Sharp Line in the Clouds

Dry air surging off the western coast of Africa ran into a wall of moist air over the Atlantic, creating a distinctive line in a marine cloud layer.


NASA image by Jeff Schmaltz, LANCE/EOSDIS MODIS Rapid Response. Caption by Adam Voiland, with information from Scott Bachmeier.

Published February 28, 2013
Data acquired February 18, 2013

Source:
Terra > MODIS