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Ship Tracks South of Alaska
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Ship Tracks South of Alaska

On March 4, 2009, the skies over the northeast Pacific Ocean were streaked with clouds that form around the particles in ship exhaust.

Published Mar 12, 2009

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Ship Trails over the Pacific Ocean
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Ship Trails over the Pacific Ocean

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.

Published Oct 7, 2009

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Ship Tracks and Vortices over the North Pacific Ocean
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Ship Tracks and Vortices over the North Pacific Ocean

Ships and islands contributed to an intricate cloud pattern over the northern Pacific Ocean in April 2013.

Published May 5, 2013

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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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Ship Tracks off North America
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Ship Tracks off North America

Serpentine clouds crossed tracks in the eastern Pacific Ocean in mid-January 2013.

Published Jan 20, 2013

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Ship Tracks off British Columbia
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Ship Tracks off British Columbia

They may look like airplane contrails, but the streaky clouds shown in this photo-like image formed around the exhaust left in the wake of ships traveling along the northwest coast of North America.

Published Jan 26, 2008

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