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Data acquired January 3 - 3, 2003 900 x 700 81 KB - JPEG
Data acquired January 3 - 3, 2003 1800 x 1400 272 KB - JPEG
Data acquired January 3 - 3, 2003 3600 x 2800 759 KB - JPEG
The Canary Islands off the west coast of Africa in the Atlantic Ocean often create interesting cloud patterns such as wake effects or von Karman vortices as they disturb air flow over the comparatively smooth ocean surface. These images were acquired by the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) on the Terra and Aqua satellites during 2002. In a few of the images, dust from the Sahara Desert in Africa shrouds the scene.
Jacques Descloitres, MODIS Rapid Response Team, NASA/GSFC
Published January 3, 2003 Data acquired January 3 - 3, 2003