Ship tracks are visible in a marine cloud layer over the North Pacific Ocean on September 29, 2009.
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Acquired October 5, 2009, this true-color image shows ship trails, which appear brighter and denser than the surrounding clouds, embedded in a cloud bank off the west coast of North America.
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On March 4, 2009, the skies over the northeast Pacific Ocean were streaked with clouds that form around the particles in ship exhaust.
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Serpentine clouds crossed tracks in the eastern Pacific Ocean in mid-January 2013.
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Ship emissions in the southeast Atlantic help create more reflective clouds that produce a local cooling effect.
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Exhaust creates cloud lines that trace the curved trajectories of ships.
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Ships and islands contributed to an intricate cloud pattern over the northern Pacific Ocean in April 2013.