Swirly Clouds in the Canaries

Cloud vortices leave a fingerprint of atmospheric motion near the Canary Islands.

This image originally appeared in the NASA Earth Observatory story Swirly Clouds in the Canaries.

NASA Earth Observatory image by Allison Nussbaum, using VIIRS data from NASA EOSDIS LANCE, GIBS/Worldview, and the Suomi National Polar-orbiting Partnership. Story by Emily Cassidy.

Published April 15, 2023
Data acquired March 19, 2023