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Volcanic Emissions Can Change Clouds
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Volcanic Emissions Can Change Clouds

The volcanoes of the remote South Sandwich Islands make an ideal natural laboratory for studying how airborne particles alter clouds.

Published Jun 23, 2020

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Volcanoes, Clouds, and Swirling Winds
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Volcanoes, Clouds, and Swirling Winds

An image from the remote South Sandwich Islands shows how volcanic emissions can create clouds, while the islands themselves deform those clouds.

Published Jun 23, 2012

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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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Plumes Hiding Behind the South Sandwich Islands
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Plumes Hiding Behind the South Sandwich Islands

False-color imagery pulls out a volcanic plume from marine-layer clouds over the South Atlantic Ocean.

Published May 11, 2014

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Open- and Closed-Cells over the Pacific
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Open- and Closed-Cells over the Pacific

Whether a patch of clouds contains open or closed cells offers a clue about whether rain is falling below.

Published Feb 6, 2016

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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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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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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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Smoke Above the Clouds
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Smoke Above the Clouds

Whether a smoke or dust plume has a heating—or cooling—effect on the atmosphere can depend on whether it is above clouds.

Published Oct 17, 2014

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Noctilucent Clouds
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Noctilucent Clouds

Published Jan 5, 2008

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