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Smoke plume from fuel depot fire near London, England
Published January 5, 2005
A series of images shows a giant plume of smoke from a burning fuel depot near London, England. The first image, seen when you open this page, is a “true color” composite. If you place your mouse over the image...
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Eruption on Augustine Island, Alaska
Augustine Volcano in the Gulf of Alaska erupted on December 12, 2005, sending a plume of ash and steam approximately 80 kilometers (50 miles) toward the southeast. In this image, the volcanic plume streams from the tiny, snow-capped volcanic island and dissipates over the ocean. According to news reports...
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Ship-wave-shaped wave clouds induced by Amsterdam Island, Indian Ocean
The cloud patterns seen in this image resemble ship waves or “Kelvin ship waves”, which are the V-shaped wakes left by moving objects, such as ships or even ducks. The pattern is not coincidental; wind behaves like a fluid, so when it encounters an obstacle, it must move around it, leaving behind a wake or a visible wave pattern. As the air crested a wave...
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Dust storm in northeastern China
Thick clouds of dark tan dust sweep across northeastern China in this true-color Aqua MODIS image from April 14, 2005. Focusing on the river valley leading to Liaodong Wan and Bo Hai Bay, strong shades of brown dominate the image. Spring in this part of the world means increased winds and dust storms, making...
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Falkland Islands
Also known as the Malvinas, the Falkland islands straddle the Scotia Sea and the South Atlantic Ocean about 480 kilometers (about 300 miles) to the southeast of Argentina. In this true-color Terra MODIS image from April 28, 2005, the three islands stand out in a rich green-brown against the deep blue of water. There are...
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Phytoplankton bloom in the Bay of Biscay
Enormous clouds of rich blue-green phytplankton swirl through the waters of the Bay of Biscay in this true-color Aqua MODIS image acquired April 29, 2005. Stretching across almost the entirety of the Bay, the phytoplankton reveal currents and eddies in the water. Phytoplankton are tiny single-celled organisms that...
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Fires in Eastern Alaska
Large billowing clouds of smoke stream to the southwest from large fires in eastern Alaska in this true-color Aqua MODIS image acquired June 14, 2005. Now that winter's snows have receded from most of the northern latitudes, both fires and plants can flourish, though high-pressure systems and high winds have increased fire risk conditions to extreme...
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Dust storm in Southern Iraq
Winds blowing southeast through southern Iraq picked up dust from the land and carried it out over the Persian Gulf in this true-color Aqua MODIS image from June 18, 2005. The Dust seems to originate in the vast fertile valley between the Tigris and Euphrates rivers - home to...
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Cloud vortices off Heard Island, south Indian Ocean
Clouds are made up of many small droplets of water or ice crystals. Clouds form around what is called a condensation nucleus, which could be a small particle of dust, ash, or smoke. Clouds reflect all visible wavelengths of sunlight...
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Eruptions of Ulawun, Langila, and Rabaul volcanoes, New Britain
Three volcanoes are simultaneously erupting on the island of New Britain, Papua New Guinea. The first, Ulawun (located in the center-right of the island), is a stratovolcano, which is a steep, conical volcano built by thick lava flows. It is very active, erupting...
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