February 26, 2003JPEG
On February 26, 2003, SeaWiFS captured this view of Tropical Cyclone Japhet in the Mozambique Channel.
Farther south, heightened chlorophyll concentrations are visible where the Agulhas Return Current interacts with the Antarctic Circumpolar Current and sea floor topography.
Provided by the SeaWiFS Project, NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center, and ORBIMAGE
Tropical Cyclone Japhet off Madagascar




The tracks of tropical cyclones in the Mozambique Channel often meander and loop.
In the span of a week, the region has been hammered by back-to-back tropical cyclones.
