More Undular Bores

For those who enjoyed the pictures a few days ago of undular bores — atmospheric waves visible in clouds — here are a few more treats via NASA's Earth Observatory project.

This time the waves are in the atmosphere off the west coast of Africa, in a couple of satellite photos captured by the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) on NASA’s Terra and Aqua satellites on October 9, 2007. Take a few moments to read the informative text on the page, too.

(While you're there, you might want to look at the dramatic satellite photos of the wildfires in Southern California.)

Posted on October 23, 2007 at 17.33 by jns · Permalink
In: All, It's Only Rocket Science

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