Wave Clouds from South Sandwich Islands

Acquired November 23, 2009, this true-color image shows wave clouds formed by air currents passing over the South Sandwich Islands. The islands anchor the V-shaped clouds that spread out toward the east.

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NASA image by Jeff Schmaltz, MODIS Rapid Response Team, Goddard Space Flight Center. Caption by Michon Scott and Rebecca Lindsey, NASA Earth Observatory. Thanks to Dr. Dale Durran, Professor and Chair of Atmospheric Sciences, University of Washington, for assistance with image interpretation.

Published November 25, 2009
Data acquired November 23, 2009

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Terra > MODIS