The Aqua satellite captured this image of von Kármán vortices downwind of Isla Socorro.
Published Aug 19, 2013
Winds flowing around Heard Island in the southwestern Indian Ocean shaped the clouds into a line of spirals.
Published May 8, 2016
Wind flowing past an island created this spiraling cloud pattern off the coast of Greenland.
Published Apr 13, 2012
Von Kármán vortices make another appearance near the Canary Islands.
Published Jul 11, 2020
Clouds swirled in the southern Atlantic Ocean, northwest of St. Helena, in mid-November 2012.
Published Nov 25, 2012
This Valentine in the sky is the visible expression of fluid dynamics at work.
Published Feb 14, 2019
A common cloud pattern, known as von Kármán vortices, makes an appearance at night.
Published Aug 19, 2019
Clouds off the Chilean coast show a unique pattern called a “von Karman vortex street.”
Published May 30, 2000
Chains of swirling clouds stream behind islands in both the Atlantic and Pacific oceans.
Published Aug 13, 2017
Clouds, winds, and volcanic islands collaborated on giant paisley patters over the southeastern Pacific Ocean.
Published Feb 5, 2013
Ships and islands contributed to an intricate cloud pattern over the northern Pacific Ocean in April 2013.
Published May 5, 2013
Clouds trace out atmospheric eddies and vortices near Baja, California.
Published Sep 9, 2013
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
