Sharp Line in the Clouds

Dry air surging off the western coast of Africa ran into a wall of moist air over the Atlantic, creating a distinctive line in a marine cloud layer.

This image originally appeared in the NASA Earth Observatory story Sharp Line in the Clouds.

NASA image by Jeff Schmaltz, LANCE/EOSDIS MODIS Rapid Response. Caption by Adam Voiland, with information from Scott Bachmeier.

Published February 28, 2013
Data acquired February 18, 2013