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Catalina Eddy

Off the Southern California coast, the interaction of winds, weather systems, and coastal topography create atmospheric vortices and eddies.


NASA Earth Observatory image by Jesse Allen, using data from the Level 1 and Atmospheres Active Distribution System (LAADS). Caption by Michael Carlowicz.

Published March 10, 2013
Data acquired February 17, 2013

Source:
Aqua > MODIS
Collection:
MODIS Rapid Response