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Swirly Clouds in the Canaries

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


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

Source:
Suomi NPP > VIIRS