Worldview 8

This mid-latitude cyclone (MLC) developed between Australia and New Zealand. It had the classic structure of a mature oceanic MLC, albeit particularly well defined.



The island of Guadalupe off the coast of Baja California produced this incredible example of von Karman waves.



The frontal structure of this MLC is readily apparent due to its well defined cloud structure. The line of clouds extending to the west contain the cold front, the cloud line extending eastward contains the warm front. Underneath the main cloud mass from where the two lines meet to the low center is the occluded front.



Clouds associated with a jet of strong upper level winds produced the sharp contrast seen in this image of northern Australia.



This complex of MLCs and frontal bands spans thousands of kilometers across the south Pacific.

This vortex in the far north Pacific was dwarfed by a MLC directly to its south. Notice the waves in the clouds spiraling towards the center of the vortex.  



This large and powerful MLC in the northwest Pacific produced winds of hurricane strength.



This series of spirals formed in the subtropical northwest Pacific. I can't quite figure out what produced them.



This MLC occurred over northern India. It was unusual since MLCs are quite uncommon south of the Himalayas.



These delicate cloud streets formed from air from over the Arctic ice cap flowed over the relatively warmer ocean west of Svalbard Island.