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Réf : V01114

Thème : Cyclones - Ouragans - Tempêtes - Nuages  (438 images)

Titre : Cloud swirls in the wake of Cape Verde Islands

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Looking at the swirls in the clouds seen in the wake of the Cape Verde Islands in This true-color image made from data acquired on May 20, 2001, it is easy to see why atmospheric scientists often treat the atmosphere as though it were a fluid in their weather and climate models. The Islands appear to be having the same effect on the atmosphere as would a ship plowing though the waters below--leaving swirling water in its wake.