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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, Sulu Sea
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Internal Waves, Sulu Sea

Published Jul 1, 2003

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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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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 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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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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The Seafloor Focuses and Merges Tsunami Waves
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The Seafloor Focuses and Merges Tsunami Waves

Even at great distances from their source, tsunami waves can grow by being focused and steered by underwater ridges.

Published Mar 12, 2012

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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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