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[edit]DescriptionCloud vortices off Cheju Do and Yaku Shima (MODIS 2016-03-03).jpg |
English: Strong winds over the East China Sea created intricate swirling patterns in the clouds in late February 2016. The Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) aboard NASA�s Terra satellite flew over the region on February 25 and acquired this true-color image of the scene.
Spiral eddies can be seen swirling in the clouds on the lee side of the islands of Cheju Do (west) and Yaku Shima (east). These are called von Karman vortices, and are created as moving air is disturbed as it passes by a tall object � such as the tall volcanic peak on Cheju Do, Halla Mountain, which rises 1,950 meters (6,398 feet) above sea level. |
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Date | Taken on 25 February 2016 | ||
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Cloud vortices off Cheju Do and Yaku Shima (direct link)
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Author | Jeff Schmaltz, MODIS Land Rapid Response Team, NASA GSFC |
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