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Ship Wave Clouds over the North Sea

An intricate interaction of waves shapes the clouds in the North Sea, making patterns that echo basic principles of nature.

This image originally appeared in the NASA Earth Observatory story Ship Wave Clouds over the North Sea.

NASA image courtesy Jeff Schmaltz, LANCE/EOSDIS MODIS Rapid Response Team at NASA GSFC. Caption by Holli Riebeek.

Published November 25, 2011
Data acquired November 9, 2011