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Cloud Wakes on the Lee Side of St. Helena Island

Mountain peaks slice through the clouds and air masses, creating Von Karman Vortices.


NASA image by Jeff Schmaltz, LANCE/EOSDIS Rapid Response. Caption by Pola Lem.

Published November 6, 2016
Data acquired November 10, 2015

Source:
Terra > MODIS
Collection:
MODIS Rapid Response