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Using Clouds to Map Life
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Using Clouds to Map Life

A new high-resolution cloud atlas will help ecologists map the distribution of ecosystems on the ground.

Published Apr 22, 2016

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Cloud Rosettes in the Sky
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Cloud Rosettes in the Sky

Actinoform clouds pop up off the western coast of Australia.

Published Feb 7, 2020

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Calling All Cloud-Loving Citizen Scientists
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Calling All Cloud-Loving Citizen Scientists

With just a few clicks of a camera and a mouse, you can contribute to research that will help atmospheric scientists better understand how clouds affect climate.

Published Nov 5, 2014

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Open- and Closed-Cell Clouds over the Pacific Ocean
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Open- and Closed-Cell Clouds over the Pacific Ocean

Acquired April 17, 2010, this natural-color image shows a network of open- and closed-cell clouds over the Pacific Ocean off the coast of Peru.

Published Apr 28, 2010

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O, What a Cloud
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O, What a Cloud

An open-celled cloud over the Pacific Ocean had a shape reminiscent of a certain circular letter of the alphabet.

Published Sep 27, 2014

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Cloudy Earth
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Cloudy Earth

Data collected by a sensor on the Aqua satellite reveals the global distribution of clouds.

Published May 8, 2015

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Cloud Changes in Busy Ship Corridors
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Cloud Changes in Busy Ship Corridors

Ship emissions in the southeast Atlantic help create more reflective clouds that produce a local cooling effect.

Published Jun 9, 2020

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A Slice of Cirrus
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A Slice of Cirrus

A vertical profile of wispy, icy clouds reveals their complex structure.

Published Jul 15, 2015

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Cloud Shadow
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Cloud Shadow

A overlying deck of stratus clouds over northeastern Germany cast this distinctive shadow on another layer of clouds below.

Published Dec 29, 2012

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Castellanus Cloud Tower
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Castellanus Cloud Tower

A massive cloud rises above Andros Island in the Bahamas.

Published Jan 15, 2018

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Evolving Views of Clouds
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Evolving Views of Clouds

Satellite images separated by 50 years show actinoform clouds over the Pacific Ocean.

Published Jul 19, 2012

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