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Waves Above and Below the Water
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Waves Above and Below the Water

Atmospheric waves and internal waves make an appearance on the same day off the western coast of Australia.

Published Feb 17, 2016

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Internal Waves in the Indian Ocean
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Internal Waves in the Indian Ocean

This image shows both internal waves and surface waves on the Indian Ocean near the Andaman Islands on March 6, 2007.

Published Jul 10, 2010

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Ocean Revealed
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Ocean Revealed

Sunglint shows textures and patterns on the surface of the ocean that would otherwise be invisible.

Published Aug 9, 2013

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Internal Waves, Sulu Sea
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Internal Waves, Sulu Sea

Published Jul 1, 2003

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Waves in the Sky Behind the Auckland Islands
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Waves in the Sky Behind the Auckland Islands

This distinctive V-shaped wave pattern can emerge behind mountains, ships, and ducks.

Published Dec 17, 2017

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Solitons, Strait of Gibraltar
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Solitons, Strait of Gibraltar

Surf’s up! This image is a mosaic of two photographs taken by astronauts aboard the International Space Station viewing large internal waves in the Strait of Gibraltar. These subsurface internal waves occur at depths of about 100 m, but appear in the sunglint as giant swells flowing eastward into the Mediterranean Sea. The narrow Strait of Gibraltar is the gatekeeper for water exchange between the Atlantic Ocean and Mediterranean Sea. A top layer of warm, relatively fresh water from the Atlantic Ocean flows eastward into the Mediterranean Sea. In return, a lower, colder, saltier layer of water flows westward into the North Atlantic ocean. A density boundary separates the layers at about 100 m depth.

Published Jun 21, 2004

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Seeing Shock Waves
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Seeing Shock Waves

NASA scientists are using a modern version of a 150-year-old photography technique to capture images of shock waves created by supersonic jets.

Published Oct 7, 2015

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Making Waves in the Andaman Sea
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Making Waves in the Andaman Sea

When tides, currents, and gravity move water masses over seafloor features, they can create wave actions within the ocean.

Published Feb 10, 2020

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Gravity Waves and Sunglint, Lake Superior
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Gravity Waves and Sunglint, Lake Superior

This astronaut view of blending air masses, wind fields, and light reflections is a combination of beauty and of insight about the environment.

Published Jul 22, 2013

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Making Waves in the Sky off of Africa
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Making Waves in the Sky off of Africa

The rise and fall of colliding air columns can make cloud patterns—gravity waves—similar to a boat’s wake.

Published Jul 14, 2016

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Internal Waves off Northern Trinidad
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Internal Waves off Northern Trinidad

Underwater ridges and broad ocean currents help make waves beneath the waves.

Published Feb 4, 2013

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Waves of Dust Over the Red Sea
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Waves of Dust Over the Red Sea

Gravity waves in the atmosphere were made visible by dust blowing from the Sahara Desert.

Published Jun 15, 2018

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Mountains in the Sky
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Mountains in the Sky

Air masses passing over the Appalachian Mountains created waves in the atmosphere—and these distinctive clouds.

Published Apr 22, 2018

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Waves by Air and Sea
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Waves by Air and Sea

When an eastward flow of air hit the Balleny Islands, it formed a wave pattern in the clouds and on the ocean surface.

Published Dec 8, 2017

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